The Federal Supreme Court of Brazil on Wednesday suspended impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff until the court can determine the constitutional validity of a secret ballot. The vote is to determine whether the congressional...

Although hostilities have significantly declined in Ukraine, "serious human rights concerns persist," the UN said Wednesday in a new report . The UN attributes this decrease in hostility to the August 26 ceasefire , as certain...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in two cases. In Harris v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission the court heard arguments on whether the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (AIRC)...

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that a Maryland man's congressional redistricting lawsuit should be heard by a special three-judge panel and may therefore proceed. In Shapiro v. McManus the court was...

Amnesty International (AI) said Tuesday that the Islamic State (IS) is in possession of a "large and lethal" arsenal due to decades of reckless arms trading and the poorly regulated international flow of weapons into Iraq....

Prosecutor Col. Sita Sangare, Burkina Faso's director of military justice, on Sunday announced charges filed last week against General Gilbert Diendere for complicity in the assassination of former president and revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara in 1987. Diendere, the...

The Armenian Electoral Commission on Monday announced that Armenia's constitution will be amended as a result of Sunday's referendum. However, opposition MP's and independent European observers have alleged serious irregularities in the...

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday announced that it will be opening a full investigation into the Chicago Police Department (CPD) following the 2014 police shooting death of a black teenager....

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases Monday. In Dollar General Corporation v. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians the court heard arguments on whether tribal courts can hear civil cases...

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a Second Amendment challenge to a gun law enforced in Highland Park, Illinois, denying certiorari in Friedman v. City of Highland Park [docket; cert. petition,...