The Pennsylvania Senate on Wednesday approved a bill that would require voters to show photo ID at the polls. Supporters of the proposed legislation say that it will combat voter fraud, but opponents fear...

The European Union said Wednesday that Hungary must change two controversial laws that went into effect with the country's new constitution on January 1 in order to comply with EU law before aid will...

The North Cairo Criminal Court on Thursday acquitted a police officer, Mohamed Abdel Moneim, charged with killing 20 protesters and injuring another 15 protesters. Moneim's defense lawyers argued that he was just attempting to protect himself and the police...

Prosecutors at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Wednesday demanded a 28-year prison sentence for former Serb nationalist politician and war crimes suspect Vojislav Seselj . Delivering...

The UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday urged member states to put an end to sexual orientation-based violence and discrimination. In a video address , UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon acknowledged that sexual...

Virginia Govenor Bob McDonnell on Wednesday signed legislation that will require women to have an ultrasound before undergoing an abortion . The bill was approved by the House of Delegates and the Senate...

The US government on Tuesday handed over 15 suspected Somali pirates it captured in January to the Republic of Seychelles for prosecution. The suspects are accused of attacking a ship and kidnapping 13 Iranian fisherman, all of...

UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief Heiner Bielefeldt said Tuesday that states should refrain from using official state religions as a means to enhance their national identity politics, "as this may have...

Samsung Electronics filed a patent suit on Tuesday in the Seoul Central District Court in South Korea alleging Apple infringed three of its utility patents. Samsung alleges that Apple's iPhone 4S...

A judge in the Dane County Circuit Court on Tuesday issued an injunction temporarily blocking enforcement of the state's controversial new voter identification law, Wisconsin Act 23 . The injunction was issued by Circuit...