The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday urged all parties to show restraint in the Ivory Coast . OHCHR spokesperson Rupert Colville acknowledged that OHCHR...
The Iowa House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill that would prohibit doctors from performing late-term abortions in the state. The bill, which was prompted by Nebraska's decision to ban abortions performed...
Mexican Attorney General Arturo Chavez , announced Friday that he is resigning his position for urgent personal reasons. Chavez, appointed just 18 months ago, resigned amid criticism over how he handled...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of New Hampshire on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit that challenged the constitutionality of the new health care law . District Court Judge Joseph...
The Quebec Court of Appeal , Quebec's highest court, ruled Thursday that the creation of a national securities adviser, as set forth in the proposed Canadian Securities Act , would be unconstitutional. The...
An Argentine federal court on Thursday sentenced former general Eduardo Cabanillas to life in prison for his involvement in the nation's 1976-83 "Dirty War" . Cabanillas, who ran a secret Buenos Aires facility known as...
The South Korean Constitutional Court on Thursday upheld a law allowing the government to bring criminal charges against any member of the military who has sex with another individual of the same gender. The law,...
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday ruled 10-6 that it lacks jurisdiction in a case to determine whether Russia committed human rights abuses following the secession of two areas of...
The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Thursday denied the petition for initial hearing en banc in the health care reform law appeal....
The Indiana Senate overwhelmingly approved on Tuesday an amendment to the State Constitution that would ban same-sex marriage or any "substantially similar" status. The measure passed 40-10 after receiving a...