Palestine became the 123rd state party to the Rome Statute Wednesday, officially joining the International Criminal Court (ICC) . The Rome Statute of the ICC was signed and submitted by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Raad al-Hussein reported Wednesday that retreating Boko Haram militants in Nigeria have been murdering woman and girls previously taken captive by the group....

The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center that the Supremacy Clause does not grant a private right of action to file a lawsuit. The court held that...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases regarding federal patent law on Tuesday. In Commil USA, LLC v Cisco Systems, Inc. , the court must decide whether the federal circuit erred in holding...

A US military judge ruled Monday that authorities at the Guantanamo detention center provide adequate medical care to Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, the accused ringleader of the USS Cole bombing . The defense claimed...

Thailand Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Tuesday announced plans to revoke the country's long-standing Martial Law Act BE 2457 (1914) , calling on King Bhumibol Adulyadej for approval. The country has been...

An Egyptian court on Tuesday acquitted 68 people, including members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood , who were charged with gathering illegally and attacking security forces earlier this year. The court's decision to free the...

The legislative body of Maldives, the People's Majlis , amended the Prison and Parole Act on Monday to remove an inmate's right to membership in a political party. The measure is known as the Bill on Amendment to...

The US Department of Justice on Monday urged the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to reverse the injunction blocking the president's immigration executive action. The government is challenging the preliminary...

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed a bill Monday that requires abortion providers in the state to tell women they can reverse the effects of a drug-induced abortion, and also bars women from buying any health care plan...