The Wisconsin State Senate on Tuesday passed the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act , limiting the ability of a woman to seek an abortion more than 20 weeks into her pregnancy. Proponents of the bill say it...

The government of California on Wednesday agreed to a settlement that may lead to the state reinstating the use of its death chamber. Under the terms of the settlement the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) [official...

Around 8,000 Nigerian civilians have been killed since 2011 as a result of abuses by military forces, Amnesty International (AI) reported Wednesday. The report attributes civilian deaths to torture, starvation, suffocation and executions by military forces...

The Bangkok Criminal Court on Thursday convicted two members of the People's Alliance for Democracy Network , known as "Yellow Shirts," for their roles in breaking into the Prime Minster's office during the 2008 protests. The court found...

The Parliament of Greenland voted Wednesday to enact laws that will legalize same-sex marriage and allow for same-sex couples to participate in adoption. The new marriage law, which passed with unanimous support, reforms previous legislation enacted in...

Foreign ministers from Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia issued a joint statement Wednesday addressing the recent influx of migrants arriving to their respective nations and agreeing to take in migrants in the most humanitarian fashion. While the countries have...

Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday appointed Judge Ahmed el-Zind as the country's new Justice Minster. El-Zind, who is known for being hostile towards the Muslim Brotherhood , was sworn in with al-Sisi...

The chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday urged the UN Security Council to take action to strengthen the deteriorating security situation in Libya. Fatou Bensouda expressed her...

The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) committed "grave violations of international humanitarian law" in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) at the end of 2014, the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) reported...

A US government source on Friday revealed that Shaker Aamer , a Saudi citizen Saudi citizen and former UK resident detained at Guantanamo Bay , is expected to be released in June after recent...