Egyptian political activist Sanaa Seif was released from prison on Tuesday. Seif was released after serving six months for "insulating a member of the prosecution." Seif and dozens of other protesters were arrested shortly before a protest in...

The National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty (NLCHP) released a report on Tuesday finding an increased criminalization of homelessness in cities across the US despite a lack of housing options. Such criminalization includes local ordinances...

The city of Cleveland on Wednesday submitted a revised use-of-force policy to a federal judge on Wednesday. Judge Solomon Oliver Jr. of the US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio is overseeing...

The Russian Foreign Ministry released a statement Wednesday expressing the government's decision to withdraw its signature from the Rome Statute, effectively leaving the International Criminal Court (ICC) . In its statement, the government expressed disdain over...

The US House of Representatives passed the Iran Sanctions Extension Act Tuesday, aimed at expanding the duration of the 1996 sanctioning of Iran. The Act is a reaction to a nuclear agreement reached between Tehran and several...

One survivor and nine families of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting on Tuesday filed an appeal to the Connecticut Supreme Court seeking to have the court reinstate their lawsuit against Remington. The families claim [AP...

Justice Timothy Kerr of the Queen's Bench on Monday entered an injunction ordering prison officers back to work after the officers stopped work complaining of an increase in violence. The 24-hour protest was in reaction to increasing...

The Indian Supreme Court declined Tuesday to stay the demonetization of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes initiated by the government. However, the court requested that the government file an affidavit detailing the steps...

The German Federal Constitutional Court on Tuesday rejected a request by the Bundestag Committee of Inquiry into NSA Activities that the German government release the US National Security Agency (NSA) Selector List of...

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee , as well as an ex-staff member, reached an agreement to provide requested material to the SEC in relation to an...