Physician Jumana Nagarwala, was charged Thursday in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan for performing female genital mutilation (FGM) on minors out of a medical office in Livonia, Michigan. According to...

UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix described the security situation in Mali as "alarming" during his first briefing on Thursday. While acknowledging the progress resulting since the Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation in Mali ...

UK Prime Minister Theresa May has acknowledged receipt of a signed letter from Scotland First Minister Nicola Sturgeon formally demanding a second referendum on Scotland's independence from the UK. In her letter, Sturgeon expressed frustration...

The recently-impeached South Korea President Guen-Hye Park was arrested Friday on charges of bribery, coercion, abuse of power, and leaking government secrets. Park may be facing an additional nine other charges and can be held behind bars for...

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Thursday ordered an expedited schedule for the appeal of a lower court ruling blocking the travel ban executive order by President Donald Trump . The...

A group of a dozen US Senators introduced the "Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017" Thursday to expand sanctions on Iran for ballistic missile development, support for terrorism, transfers of conventional weapons, and human rights violations. The...

The Seoul Central District Court said on Friday that it has reassigned the bribery case of Samsung Group's would-be chief Jae-yong Lee to a new judge, after reports surfaced on Thursday concerning the previous...

Orlando, Florida, Chief Prosecutor Aramis Ayala, announced on Thursday that her office will no longer seek the death penalty in Osceola and Orange counties, prompting Florida Governor Rick Scott to issue an executive order removing her...

A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday affirmed a lower court ruling that the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians has federally established rights to groundwater...

The UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy , Joseph Cannataci, presented a report to the Human Rights Council on Wednesday condemning modern-day surveillance legislation and expressing grave concerns regarding the threat to privacy...