The state of Kansas on Wednesday filed an appeal seeking to overturn a federal judge's ruling that blocks a Kansas law that would prevent Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri (PPKM) ...

The Sri Lankan government on Tuesday announced it would lift emergency laws that have been in place for 30 years, though Parliament would renew some provisions temporarily. The emergency laws were established during...

A Zambian court on Tuesday ruled that President Rupiah Banda can run for re-election. The country's opposition party, the Patriotic Front (PF) , had alleged that Banda's father was born in Malawi , a factor that would...

A three-judge panel from the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Monday upheld a law banning campaign finance contributions from foreigners. Two Canadian citizens filed suit against the Federal Elections Commission (FEC)...

The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) on Monday filed an amicus curiae brief seeking to uphold an Indiana state law that would block Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood of Indiana...

The Guatemalan Constitutional Court on Monday ruled that former first lady Sandra Torres is ineligible to run for the office of president because of her relationship to current President Alvaro Colom , her ex-husband....

Judges for the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) announced on Monday that they have "serious doubts" that the suspects being investigated by the court are those "most responsible" for...

A Turkish court on Monday issued arrest warrants for seven generals and admirals accused of creating anti-government websites in 2009. Among those wanted are General Nusret Tasdeler, head of the army's educational command, and General Ismail Pekin, the general...

Human rights abuses continue to plague various regions of Iraq, the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) concluded in a report released Monday....

Ukrainian Judge Rodion Kireyev on Monday rejected a request from former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko to release her from prison during her trial on charges of abuse of power. The announcement was made as...