The Panama Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the detention of multimillionaire businessman and former president Ricardo Martinelli on allegations that the former leader used public money to illegally spy on more than 150 people. Martinelli,...

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday upheld the authority of Governor Tom Wolf to postpone executions in the commonwealth. The unanimous decision came after Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams petitioned the court...

Justice Minister Samuel Tembenu announced this weekend that there will be a moratorium placed on anti-homosexuality laws in Malawi, effectively suspending enforcement of these laws until a decision is made regarding repeal. Along with this decision came the...

A court in Dhaka ruled on Monday that 41 defendants can be tried for murder for the April 2013 garment factory collapse that killed 1,135 workers. Initially charged with culpable homicide, the defendants were charged with murder ...

India's government on Monday introduced a bill in parliament meant to improve the country's current bankruptcy system and provide for resolution of insolvency in a timely manner. The bill, called the "Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2015," is aimed...

Swedish mobile telecom company Ericsson on Monday announced that it has signed a patent license agreement with Apple , ending a nearly year-long patent dispute. The deal will last for seven years and includes a cross-license that...

Voters in Slovenia on Sunday rejected a law that would have allowed same-sex couples to marry and adopt children. The measure was defeated by a large margin , with more than 63 percent of voters rejecting...

Hawaiian residents opposed to a self governing native Hawaiian nation within the state have notified a lower court of plans to make a second trip to the US Supreme Court to address the action taken by...

The youngest participant in the violent 2012 Delhi gang rape which lead to the death of the victim was freed from jail Sunday after serving a three year sentence. The rape, on a moving bus, gathered international attention...

The United Nationals High Commissioner on Refugees's (UNHCR) Mid-Year Trends 2015 report, published on Friday, shows that the current year is on track to have record breaking rates of forced displacement. The report details displacement...