Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday ended the country's 48-year-old state of emergency, following the legislature's approval of the bill earlier this week. In several decrees issued Thursday, al-Assad also abolished the Supreme...

Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin on Tuesday signed into law House Bill 1888 , prohibiting abortions after 20 weeks. The law allows abortions past the 20-week mark only in certain extenuating circumstances where...

The US Department of Defense (DOD) announced Wednesday that high-value Guantanamo Bay detainee Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri will be subject to capital charges and tried in a military court . According...

Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich on Wednesday went on trial for a second time on corruption charges, including one that he tried to sell President Barack Obama's vacant US Senate seat. Blagojevich...

A faction of the European Parliament on Wednesday requested that the European Union review Hungary's new constitution , which the country's national assembly approved on Monday. Guy Verhofstadt,...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in United States v. Jicarilla Apache Indian Nation on whether the attorney-client privilege entitles the US to...

The UK High Court on Wednesday upheld the nation's Digital Economy Act (DEA) , aimed at the prevention of online copyright infringement. Justice Kenneth Parker dismissed four of the five challenges brought in...

The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday urged an end to the practice of "honor killing" , calling the customary ritual "wholly illegal." The court said that officials who are aware of the practice...

Italy deported a Tunisian national and former Guantanamo Bay detainee Wednesday for his connections to an extremist group that had planned various acts of terrorism in the country. Accompanied by Italian officials, Abdel Ben Mabrouk [NYT...

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled 6-2 in Sossamon v. Texas that states do not consent to waive their sovereign immunity to private suits for money damages under...