Gabon's Ambassador to the US said Monday that ballots from the contested presidential election will be recounted in the coming days. The election results sparked days of protests and outrage when it was announced that incumbent...

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Monday ruled that Rowan County Commissioners in North Carolina may open public meetings with prayer. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and ACLU of North Carolina...

California Governor Jerry Brown on Monday signed Senate Bill 1383 , which sets new state goals for cutting pollutants like methane, hydrofluorocarbons and soot, also referred to as black carbons . While comparing the fight against...

Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik stated to the press on Monday that there will be referendum for Bosnian Serbs regarding a disputed holiday in their autonomous region. The referendum will take place on September 25 and will ask...

UN representatives stated Monday that the organization needs access to Syrian refugees in order to better document war crimes. The remarks were made during an interactive dialogue between the UN Human Rights Council and the Independent International...

Kenyan representatives said Monday in a preliminary hearing that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has no part in their dispute with Somalia over borders. The dispute, Maritime Delimitation in the Indian Ocean) , centers around the...

The Romanian High Court is expected to rules Tuesday on whether to recognize the marriage of a same-sex couple. US citizen Claibourn Robert Hamilton and Romanian activist Adrian Coman were married in Belgium and have sued to have...

North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory filed a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal on Friday to withdraw a lawsuit in which the state sought a judgment declaring that the Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act , also known as...

Ahead of the UN Summit for Refugees and Migrants on Monday, UN experts are urging states to protect women and girls in the movement of refugees and migrants by adhering to international human rights conventions and standards, including the...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called upon Pakistani authorities Monday to stop the execution of Imdad Ali, a mentally disabled man, which is scheduled for Tuesday. HRW expressed its belief that "executing people with mental health conditions...