The US House of Representatives voted 289-137 Thursday in favor of suspending the program allowing Syrian and Iraqi refugees to enter the US. On Wednesday the White House stated that President Barack Obama would...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the US Wednesday to halt the sale of weapons to the government of Saudi Arabia . The call comes days after the US Department of Defense (DOD) ...

The French National Assembly voted Thursday to extend the state of emergency for another three months. The state of emergency expands police power for searches and arrests, and allows authorities to restrict...

US President Barack Obama stated Thursday that he intends to continue his efforts to close Guantanamo Bay prison, despite likely push back from Congress after the Paris attacks . Obama made remarks to reporters...

A Spanish judge has effectively issued an "arrest warrant" for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu , ordering law enforcement to alert him if Netanyahu sets foot in the country, so that he may reopen the investigation into the...

The Bangladesh Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the death sentences of two opposition leaders who were convicted of war crimes for their involvement in the 1971 Liberation War against Pakistan. Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid, second in...

The Rwandan Senate unanimously voted on Tuesday to allow President Paul Kagame to seek a third term in office. This vote is a step in the ongoing process to amend the 2003 Constitution [text,...

The UK Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a challenge to an immigration rule requiring foreign spouses of UK citizens to speak English before relocating to the UK. The provision , announced in June...

The Dutch Council of State on Wednesday ordered more cuts in gas production. The court came to this decision after stronger and more frequent earthquakes occurred in the Netherlands...

Canada's Minister of Justice and Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship issued a joint statement on Monday announcing that the government will withdraw an appeal that sought to require removal of the niqab for citizenship ceremonies. A niqab...