A special UN event on Wednesday warned that the world must learn from the consequences of failing to respond to the events in Rwanda that preceded the genocide there 20 years ago in order to prevent such...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday called for South Sudan leaders, the African Union (AU) and the UN to support an international commission of inquiry to investigate targeted attacks on civilians...

Britain's High Court ruled on Thursday that Google can be sued by British citizens in the UK despite Google's arguments that the case does not fall under British jurisdiction. The company is being sued for...

The International Maritime Bureau (IMB), a specialized division of the International Chamber of Commerce reported on Wednesday that maritime pirate attacks have reached their lowest levels in six years, dropping 40 percent since 2011. Pottengal...

Egyptian voters on Thursday approved the new military-backed constitution, by a margin of over 90 percent, according to unofficial results released Thursday by individual election committees throughout the country. According to Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram, new constitution garnered [Ahram Online...

The trial of four Hezbollah members accused of perpetrating a terrorist attack that killed former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri and 21 others in 2005 began Thursday before the UN-backed...

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday rejected a challenge to health insurance subsidies available to people in states that declined to establish their own online marketplaces under...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in two cases. In McCullen v. Coakley , the court is considering a Massachusetts law that establishes "buffer zones" for abortion clinics. The...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday urged attendees of the fifth Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) ...

The Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday made an oral ruling that Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto may be conditionally excused from attending his trial on...