The US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) enacted new regulations on Tuesday requiring a reduction in the amount of natural gas wasted through release to the atmosphere through venting, flaring and leaks during oil and natural gas production...

Ramsey County Attorney John Choi announced Wednesday that charges are being filed against the officer who shot Philando Castile during a Minneapolis traffic stop in July, which was broadcasted on Facebook. After months...

The Israeli parliament on Wednesday gave preliminary approval to the Formalization Bill, which would legalize settlement outposts in the West Bank. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had planned for the bill to be delayed in efforts to...

The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit on Tuesday affirmed the dismissal of a case involving the 2014 botched execution of Clayton Lockett, a death row inmate in Oklahoma. Lockett's brother filed...

The Governor of Jakarta, Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama, an open Christian, has been named by police as a suspect in a blasphemy investigation . The announcement follows increasing protests calling for the governor's arrest as he has been...

Egyptian legislators on Monday approved a bill regulating the work of non-government organizations (NGOs), a move that many human rights organizations believe will severely curtail their ability to work within the region. The 89-article bill...

US authorities are using excessive force against protesters in North Dakota who are trying to halt a proposed oil pipeline project, according to a UN human rights expert on Tuesday. According to Maina Kiai, the UN Special Rapporteur...

Russia's Supreme Court overturned the conviction of Alexei Navalny on Wednesday. Navalny runs the Anti-Corruption Foundation, which investigates the Russian government. In a verdict condemned by the EU and US, Navalny was convicted [BBC...

In an 11-2 vote on Tuesday the District of Columbia Council approved a "Death with Dignity" bill that would allow terminally ill patients to end their own lives with a physician's help. Under...

The number of homicides in Florida has increased "significantly" since the passing of the so-called Stand Your Ground law , according to a report from the Journal of the American Medical Association released Monday. In the report ,...