The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday narrowed the scope on a preliminary injunction against a 1972 Idaho law that makes it a felony to end one's own pregnancy. Mother of...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay urged Venezuela on Tuesday to re-commit to the American Convention on Human Rights , the treaty that empowers the Inter-American Court of...

The Supreme Court of Appeals for West Virginia on Friday struck down a new West Virginia law that provides public financing for candidates in state Supreme Court elections. The case was brought...

An attorney for former UBS banker Bradley Birkenfeld announced on Tuesday that the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) awarded Birkenfeld $104 million for information leading to an agreement between UBS and the IRS for $740...

The M23 movement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been responsible for numerous war crimes including summary executions, rapes and forced recruitment, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported ...

Former Egyptian prime minister Ahmed Shafiq was referred for trial Tuesday on corruption charges, according to the country's authorities. Egypt's last prime minister under the 30-year regime of ousted president Hosni Mubarak , Shafiq stands...

Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Adnan Farhan Abdul Latif died over the weekend at a hospital on the US Navy base after guards found him unconscious in his cell Saturday. Latif's identification was originally...

President-elect of Mexico Enrique Pena Nieto announced Monday that he is proposing constitutional reforms that will increase government transparency. The proposed reforms will mark the first legislation that Mexico's new president has announced...

Alabama state officials petitioned the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Monday to reconsider a ruling partially striking down the state's immigration law . In August a three-judge...

The US Court of Appeals for the Circuit on Monday upheld an Illinois state law that requires all organizations to disclose their funding sources, including groups that do not focus on elections. In a 2-1...