Bulgaria will ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at the beginning of 2012, a member of the Bulgarian parliament announced on Sunday. According to Svetlana Angelova this ratification...

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast denied that Iran was actively involved in the 9/11 attacks after allegations in Thursday's default judgment [text, PDF; findings of facts and...

A group of Attorneys General representing 24 US states and territories filed an amicus brief with the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday arguing that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon issued a statement on Friday, chastising both the government of President Bashar al-Assad and violent protesters regarding the continuous bloodshed in Syria. Approximately 44 people [Al...

The Cuban government announced Friday that the country will grant amnesty to and free 2,900 prisoners including those convicted of political crimes. The announcement was motivated by humanitarian concerns , in an effort by President Raul Castro to...

The European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton on Saturday criticized the outcome of the appeals case for former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko , announced December 23. Ashton...

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Friday rejected a controversial South Carolina voter identification law . The DOJ has authority under the Voting Rights Act to screen new voter laws...

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder Thursday signed into law a bill prohibiting public employers from providing medical or other fringe benefits to their employees' domestic partners. Snyder provided a signing statement noting...

A US military court heard closing arguments Thursday at the pre-trial hearing for Pfc. Bradley Manning , which will determine whether he will face a court martial for his alleged role in the largest intelligence...

A Chinese court Friday sentenced human rights advocate Chen Wei to nine years in prison, the toughest ruling issued this year in the ongoing government crackdown on dissidents, rights activists and protest organizers. Chen, 42, was sentenced after a...