Russian President Vladimir Putin signed new legislation on Monday establishing education standards and setting new guidelines for educators' salaries and school fees. The legislation has been previously approved by both the State...

Threats and attacks against judges and lawyers who fight for the independence of the judiciary in Sri Lanka have increased in past few months, according to UN independent expert Gabriela Knaul . The focus of her...

Visiting Judge Gary Harger ruled Monday that Texas may defund Planned Parenthood through its Affiliate Ban Rule . The rule denies funding to any organization participating in the state's Women's Health...

Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts on Monday released his 2012 year-end report , in which he urged the executive and legislative branches to address the needs of the federal judiciary in terms of...

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday called on India's government to "strengthen critical services for rape victims," expressing sympathy for the family of the 23-year-old medical student who died from injuries sustained in a gang-rape...

The Catholic Church, which remains an influential institution in the Philippines where 80 percent of the population is Catholic, on Saturday announced that it will challenge newly approved birth control legislation before the Supreme Court. The...