The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federal on Monday dismissed all charges against a Russian doctor accused of negligence in the death of former Russian lawyer and purported whistle-blower Sergei Magnitsky...

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit heard arguments on Friday on Apple's request for a temporary injunction against distribution of Samsung's "Galaxy" products, but it seemed skeptical of Apple's arguments. Apple...

International Criminal Court Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo told the Associated Press on Friday that he is certain that fugitive Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony will be arrested this year . Moreno-Ocampo pointed to...

US President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act (STOCK Act) , which prohibits members and employees of Congress, the president and thousands of other federal officials from using non-public...

Wisconsin governor Scott Walker on Thursday and Friday signed 51 pieces of legislation , including controversial bills regarding employment discrimination, sex education and abortion. Walker raised the ire of opponents by quietly signing the...

A Tunisian military appeals court upheld the convictions against ex-president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali on Saturday for torturing military officers over an alleged coup plot in 1991. The appeals court reduced the four-year...

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday condemned recent attacks by troops loyal to the Syrian government against innocent civilians. On Monday the Syrian government promised to completely withdraw its troops by April 10, but Ban...

Coup leader Amadou Haya Sanogo, who took control of Mali last month, on Friday signed an agreement in which he agreed to return constitutional power to the country. The coup, headed by Sanogo took power over...

Two Russian gay rights activists were arrested in St. Petersburg on Thursday for violating a new law banning promotion of homosexuality to minors that became effective last month . The two activists were arrested for picketing against the...

Judge Gregory Frost of the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on Wednesday denied a motion for an injunction to delay the execution of Mark Wiles. Frost, who had previously stayed the executions of...