Protesters in Greece gathered in the tens of thousands on Friday, holding rival rallies that drew attention to the split within the country as Sunday's referendum approaches. The referendum, which regards whether or not to accept the bailout terms...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday said that the SAFE Justice Act, a US criminal justice reform bill introduced in June, could better protect prisoners' rights and increase fairness in federal prison sentencing. The bill proposes reforms...

A federal judge issued a court order on Thursday that all Louisiana officials must grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples . The order, issued by Judge Martin Feldman of the US District Court...

Russian parliament members on Friday voted for a bill that forces online search engines to remove search results about a person at that person's request. The new law will allow a person to request that...

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Thursday ruled that unpaid internships are legal when they are tied to the intern's education. The decision reverses a lower court decision that...

UN observers on Thursday said that the parliamentary elections held in Burundi this week were unfair, not free and led to human rights violations. In the preliminary statement by the UN Electoral Observation Mission...

The Miguel Agustin Pro human rights center in Mexico on Thursday announced that there is evidence that high-ranking Mexican officers gave soldiers orders to kill criminals prior to an army mass slaying of suspected cartel members in...

Swiss authorities on Thursday said that the United States has asked Switzerland to extradite seven FIFA officials who were arrested on corruption charges in late May. The Swiss Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) announced that...

China's top legislature, the NPC Standing Committee , on Wednesday adopted a controversial new National Security Law that increases cyber security powers and provides the possibility of establishing efficient crisis management systems. At its bi-monthly session, 155 members...

BP on Thursday reached a settlement that will require the company to pay $18.7 billion in penalties and damages to settle all claims regarding the 2010 Gulf oil spill . The agreement, the largest corporate...