Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will introduce legislation to hold a national vote on same-sex marriage after the plebiscite was approved by the Cabinet on Tuesday. The national vote would gauge voters' thoughts on the issue but would...

White House press secretary Josh Earnest said Monday that US President Barack Obama will veto legislation that would allow families of 9/11 victims to sue the government of Saudi Arabia. The Obama...

US Assistant Attorney General John Carlin told reporters Monday that more than 110 people have been charged in federal court since 2013 on counts related to the Islamic State (IS) militant group. In more than...

The Neubrandenburg state court in Germany on Monday started the trial of a 95-year-old former SS medic who served at the Auschwitz camp. Hubert Zafke is charged with 3,681 counts of accessory to murder for a one-month period...

The Zambia Supreme Court has denied an application by the country's main opposition party to stop Tuesday's inauguration of President Edgar Lungu , a lawyer for the opposition party stated Monday. Lungu's inauguration had been postponed when Hakainde...

India's highest court ordered the state of Karnataka to share water with the neighboring state of Tamil Nadu on Monday. The two states have disputed rights to the Cauvery River for decades. Last week the court ruled that...

The Syrian government and opposition groups began a ceasefire Monday following negotiations by the US and Russia. The ceasefire agreement was reached on Friday and although air strikes were carried out over the weekend, news outlets have reported calm [BBC...

Israel's High Court of Justice ruled Sunday that the implementation of a law allowing the force-feeding of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strikes is constitutional. The court handed down the decision after ruling against petitions filed by the Israel...

The courts in China issued a statement Monday reiterating their dedication to human rights through the reformation of their criminal laws by upholding the presumption of innocence and the exclusion of illegally obtained evidence. This reformation comes as the...

A court in Kiel, Germany, ruled Friday that a 92-year-old woman charged with Nazi crimes is unfit to stand trial. The woman was identified only as Helma M. due to German privacy laws and is reportedly partially deaf, blind and...