Florida Governor Rick Scott (R) on Friday signed into law two bills that affect the procedures surrounding a woman's ability to receive an abortion within the state. The first, HB 1127 [text,...

An appeals panel for the US Court of Military Commission Review on Friday upheld the conviction of former Osama Bin Laden driver and Guantanamo Bay detainee, Salim Ahmed Hamdan...

A judge for the US District Court Southern District of Indiana on Friday issued a preliminary injunction against two provisions of a controversial Indiana immigration law . The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)...

Tunisia on Friday acceded to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) , which is now set to become effective in the country on September 1, 2011. EU High Representative Catherine Ashton [official...

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) on Friday signed legislation allowing same-sex couples to marry in the state. The New York State Senate had passed the Marriage Equality Act 33-29 earlier that day...

The European Council on Friday agreed to grant Croatia EU membership following six years of accession negotiations. The decision calls for negotiations to close by the end of the month...

Media magnate Conrad Black was ordered to return to prison by the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on Friday, to serve 13 more months of his 42 month...

The UN on Friday announced its approval of the arrest of a former top Guatemalan military figure accused of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. General Hector Mario Lopez Fuentes, former chief of staff of Guatemalan...

Apple filed suit Friday in the Seoul Central District Court claiming that the Samsung "Galaxy" line of products copies its iPhone and iPad technology. This follows similar suits by Apple in the US and suits by Samsung...

The US House of Representatives in two votes Friday sent contradictory messages over authorization of US military operations in Libya. First, the House overwhelmingly voted down 123-295 a resolution that would...