Russia's Supreme Court overturned the conviction of Alexei Navalny on Wednesday. Navalny runs the Anti-Corruption Foundation, which investigates the Russian government. In a verdict condemned by the EU and US, Navalny was convicted [BBC...

Egyptian political activist Sanaa Seif was released from prison on Tuesday. Seif was released after serving six months for "insulating a member of the prosecution." Seif and dozens of other protesters were arrested shortly before a protest in...

The Russian Foreign Ministry released a statement Wednesday expressing the government's decision to withdraw its signature from the Rome Statute, effectively leaving the International Criminal Court (ICC) . In its statement, the government expressed disdain over...

The US House of Representatives passed the Iran Sanctions Extension Act Tuesday, aimed at expanding the duration of the 1996 sanctioning of Iran. The Act is a reaction to a nuclear agreement reached between Tehran and several...

Justice Timothy Kerr of the Queen's Bench on Monday entered an injunction ordering prison officers back to work after the officers stopped work complaining of an increase in violence. The 24-hour protest was in reaction to increasing...

The Indian Supreme Court declined Tuesday to stay the demonetization of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes initiated by the government. However, the court requested that the government file an affidavit detailing the steps...

The German Federal Constitutional Court on Tuesday rejected a request by the Bundestag Committee of Inquiry into NSA Activities that the German government release the US National Security Agency (NSA) Selector List of...

Egypt's Court of Cassation on Tuesday overturned the death sentences of former President Mohamed Morsi and five fellow leaders of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood. During the Egyptian Revolution in 2011, Morsi allegedly conspired ...

Amnesty International (AI) on Tuesday urged the Kenyan government to cease coercing refugees into leaving the Dadaab refugee camp and returning to Somalia. The Kenyan government announced its intention to close Dadaab, the world's largest refugee...

Hong Kong's high court on Tuesday prohibited two newly-elected lawmakers from taking their seats in Hong Kong's Legislative Council following their recent refusal to declare allegiance to China. Upon taking their oaths last month, Baggio Leung and...