The US Supreme Court on Tuesday granted certiorari in three cases. In the three consolidated cases of Ziglar v. Turkmen, Ashcroft v. Turkmen and Hasty v. Turkmen , the court will decide whether government...

The Brazil Chamber of Deputies on Monday voted in favor of a constitutional amendment that would limit government spending to counteract the country's alarming economic downturn. The Brazilian population has been struggling with...

Brazil's federal prosecutors filed new corruption charges against former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Monday. Da Silva is already involved in two other corruption investigations. In September a Brazilian judge accepted charges against da Silva that...

According to a report released Monday, the Obama administration conducted a $1.3 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia last year despite warnings that such contribution to the country's activities could implicate the US for war crimes. The information...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Monday reiterated a call for an international investigative body in Yemen to handle allegations of violations of international human rights laws . following an attack on...

French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault stated Monday that France intends to pursue avenues for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to initiate an investigation into the alleged war crimes committed by Syrian and...

Qatar initiated a public awareness campaign Monday to educate workers about the new labor laws that will take effect in December. Many migrant workers are employed in Qatar, and the new laws are intended to make it easier...

The Ethiopian government declared a national state of emergency on Sunday. This is the first time that a state of emergency has been declared in the country in 25 years, since the ruling party came into power. Prime...

The Federal Supreme Court of Iraq ruled Monday against Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's proposal to eliminate the mainly ceremonial roles of Vice President and Deputy Prime Minister. The court reasoned that these roles are...

A group of UN human rights experts spoke Friday on the subject of the death penalty and terrorism, calling the death penalty ineffective , and often times illegal, in deterring to terrorism. Speaking ahead of the World Day Against...