A Mississippi man was sentenced to 49 years in prison and a fine of $20,000 on Monday in the first-ever conviction under the Matthew Shepard, James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act , a federal hate crime statute....

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Monday denied Georgia death row inmate J.W. Ledford's request that his execution be carried out by firing squad rather than lethal injection. Ledford's counsel argued...

After a five-day mutiny soldiers in the Ivory Coast on Tuesday agreed to a government settlement to end the disruption. The mutiny began Friday when soldiers began firing bullets at the army headquarters in the central...

Cybersecurity researchers on Tuesday said they have found evidence that could link North Korea to the recent cyberattack that affected 300,000 computers in 150 countries over the weekend. The so-called WannaCry ransomware has lines of code that...

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday heard the case of the coming execution of Indian officer Kulbhushan Jadhav who was sentenced to death by a Pakistani Field General...

President Donald Trump's administration announced plans Monday to expand the so-called Mexico City Policy blocking international family planning assistance through the US Agency for International Development to any groups or programs that provide abortion or abortion...

The US State Department said Monday that it has evidence showing the Syrian government has been using crematoriums to dispose of inmates' bodies in the Saydnaya prison . Assistant Secretary of State for Near East...

South Africa's highest court heard arguments on Monday from opposition parties who demanded that the motion of no-confidence against President Jacob Zuma be voted on using a secret ballot. Zuma, who has been...

The Ukrainian Security and Defense Council imposed sanctions on a series of Russian tech companies Tuesday, citing security concerns over possible cyber attacks. The council said that the sanctions were imposed to protect against companies "whose activities threaten the...

The Iranian judiciary news service Mizan reported Tuesday that there have been over 60 violations of election law and two arrests leading up to planned presidential elections in the country later this week. The election, which is...