Cooperation among judges is vital to combating terrorism and upholding the rule of law around the world, UN officials said Thursday. In an effort to " counter-terrorism measures within the human rights and legal frameworks," the UN brought together...

West Virginia and South Dakota on Thursday enacted controversial laws limiting abortions. In West Virginia, lawmakers overrode Governor Earl Ray Tomblin's veto and passed a law preventing the dilation and evacuation abortion procedure,...

The High Negotiations Committee (HNC), comprised of Syrian opposition groups, stated Friday that they will attend peace discussions with the Damascus government facilitated by the UN that will begin on Monday. The HNC seeks a transitional government...

The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) on Friday released a report describing a multitude of atrocious human rights violations taking place in South Sudan as part of the South Sudan Civil War . This report...

The Missouri State Senate passed on Thursday a proposal to amend the state constitution to provide broader religious protections for individuals and businesses opposed to gay marriage. In a 23-7 vote, lawmakers passed the...

North Korea's state-run news agency (KCNA) reported Friday that Kim Jong-un watched a ballistic missile launch test, and ordered more tests, in order to improve the country's nuclear attack capabilities. This test is believed to have taken...

The Dusseldorf district court on Wednesday ruled against the use of Facebook's "like" button on an online shopping site, Peek & Cloppenburg (P&C) , stating that proper consent from...

Poland's Constitutional Court ruled Wednesday that controversial government reforms to the court violate the constitution . The ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) pushed the...

São Paulo state prosecutors on Wednesday filed charges against former Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in connection with money laundering and misrepresentation of assets involving a luxury apartment in the beachfront city of Guarujá. Although the...

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit agreed Wednesday to reconsider Texas' voter identification law before the entire court. A three-judge panel had ruled in August that the law, which requires 14.6 million registered...