The US State Department on Friday released its annual report on the current human rights situation across the world. This report has been published annually since the mid-1970s and has usually been accompanied by a press conference,...

In response to the mass execution of 15 people in Jordan on Saturday, several human rights groups, including Amnesty International (AI) , condemned the hanging as being secretive and conducted "without transparency. This mass execution was...

The Utah House of Representatives passed an alcohol reform bill on Friday aimed at removing what is referred to as the "Zion Curtain," a 7-foot-tall barrier, shielding children from watching drinks being mixed in restaurants. The bill, HB442...

Facebook settled a class-action lawsuit levied against it on Wednesday for its prior practice of scanning private messages to aid in ads. A motion was filed on Wednesday, subject to court approval, for declaratory and injunctive...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Saturday issued a call to Philippine authorities to drop political charges against Senator Leila de Lima, who has spoken against President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs. The charges brought against...

US Republican senators announced on Sunday that they are planning to introduce a bill further sanctioning Iran for testing ballistic missiles and attempting to "destabilize" the Middle East. Tehran recently increased international tensions after testing ballistic missiles...

Following Bosnia-Herzegovina's vow to appeal a 2007 International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling clearing Serbia of genocide during Bosnia's civil war, many fear political crisis may be brewing in the Balkans. Serbia's foreign minister, Ivica...

According to Texas election officials, hundreds of people were allowed to improperly cast ballots in the recent presidential election, evading the state's stringent voter ID law, by signing affidavits in lieu of showing their photo ID. State election...

China said Sunday it would begin imposing harsh punishments on those involved with illegal financing activities, with a particular focus on underground banking and the stock market, following a string of scandals. In particular, the state news agency...

A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Friday ordered Google to disclose certain information found in foreign-stored e-mails, as requested by an FBI search warrant. This decision...