The Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) signed a ceasefire , marking an end to more than 50 years of armed conflict between the two groups. Among its terms are a demobilization plan...

The Parliament of Sri Lanka passed the "Right to Information" Bill Friday. The bill, introduced in March, was passed to encourage the public to combat corruption and hold its government accountable. The Act contains...

A majority of British citizens voting in a referendum Thursday chose to leave the EU. The vote, an extension of British discontent with the EU, defied the suggestions of economists and British leaders, including Prime minister David Cameron, who...

China continues to harvest organs from prisoners and those opposed to the Chinese Communist Party, according to a report released on Wednesday. The report, by David Kilgour, David Matas and Ethan Gutman, relies upon statements and publicly...

The US Supreme Court ruled 5-3 Thursday in Mathis v. United States that a prior crime can be used for imposing enhanced federal sentences in a new conviction under the Armed Career Criminal Act...

The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld a state law Thursday that allows for the type, manufacturers and sellers of drugs used for lethal injections to be kept confidential. This ruling would allow the execution of eight death...

The US Supreme Court ruled 7-1 Thursday in Birchfield v. North Dakota that governments can require suspected drunk drivers to undergo breath tests without first obtaining a warrant, but cannot require them to take...

Baltimore Police Officer Caesar Goodson, Jr. was acquitted Thursday of all charges in relation to the 2015 death of Freddie Gray. The case was presided over by Baltimore Circuit Associate Judge Barry Williams, who stated that...

The US Supreme Court split 4-4 Thursday in United States v. Texas , allowing an order blocking enforcement of the Obama administration's immigration police to remain in place. The per curiam opinion read simply, "The...

The US Supreme Court ruled 4-3 Thursday in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin that the university's race-conscious admissions program is lawful. Abigail Fisher brought suit against the University of Texas at Austin...