Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud on Tuesday announced by decree that the country will grant women driver's licenses beginning next June. The order was broadcast though Saudi Arabia's state television channel and...

UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov warned on Monday that continued illegal settlements in East Jerusalem are threatening the hopes for a two-state solution in the area and undermining Palestinian belief...

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko signed a controversial education bill into law on Monday that makes Ukrainian the required language in state schols, among other things. Specifically, the law declares that Ukrainian will be the medium of...

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights reported on Monday that human rights violations have significantly increased in Crimea since Russia began occupation over the territory in March 2014, with many violations committed by Russian...

Switzerland took part in a national referendum on Sunday in which 53 percent of voters rejected a pension reform plan known as Pension Reform 2020 . The plan set out to secure retirement benefits for Switzerland's aging population. The proposed...

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ruled Saturday in favor of Ghana in a lengthy maritime dispute between with the Ivory Coast. The case, which was brought to the international body by Ghana...

The Hong Kong High Court of Appeal ruled Monday that a British lesbian should be granted a spousal visa to join her partner who works in the city. The court effectively overturned the decision of the...

Here's the international legal news we covered this week: Transport for London (TfL) on Friday announced that it will not issue a private hire operator license to Uber London Limited to operate in London. ...

Transport for London (TfL) on Friday announced that it will not issue a private hire operator license to Uber London Limited to operate in London. Uber's current license is set to expire September 30. However, Uber...

The UN Security Council voted Thursday to establish an investigation into the Islamic State over possible war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide in Iraq. IS has previously been accused by the UN of...