Maldives President Mohammed Waheed Hassan appointed a commission on Wednesday to investigate the violence that accompanied his rise to power. Hassan assumed power of Maldives when former president Mohamed Nasheed resigned on February 7 following...

Proponents of Proposition 8 , California's same-sex marriage ban, on Tuesday requested a new hearing before the full US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit . The request comes after a three-judge...

Judge Clark Waddoups of the US District Court for the District of Utah said Tuesday that he would delay his ruling on Utah's immigration law until the US Supreme Court rules on...

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday affirmed the dismissal of wrongful death claims by the families of two former Guantanamo Bay detainees, Yasser Al-Zahrani of Saudi...

The Maryland State Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee approved a bill on Tuesday that would permit the legal marriage of same-sex couples within the state. This bill is a cross-filing of HB438 which was...

A Palestinian held without trial ended his 66-day hunger strike on Tuesday after Israeli authorities announced his release as part of a deal that avoids judicial review of the Israeli detention policy. The prisoner, Khader Adnan, is a 33-year-old...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases Tuesday. In Freeman v. Quicken Loans, Inc. the court heard arguments on whether Section 8(b) of the Real Estate Settlement...

The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Tuesday in Kawashima v. Holder that, under the Immigration and Nationality Act , the making of false tax returns is a...

Pakistan authorities pledged Tuesday to arrest former president Pervez Musharraf for his alleged involvement in the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto . Interior Minister Rehman Malik ...

A panel of experts representing the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Tuesday denounced the arrest of 16 people by Syrian forces last Thursday, calling for their...