Uruguay President Jose Mujica on Tuesday signed a bill legalizing abortion. The bill provides no restrictions on abortion in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. After the first 12 weeks it provides...
The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Tuesday upheld an injunction on an Indiana law that would block Medicaid funding for abortion providers. The court found that the law,...
Prosecutors investigating the Lockerbie bombing are examining evidence that may implicate acquitted Libyan Al Amin Khalifa Fhimah for allegedly working with Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi who was convicted for the December 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 [BBC...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) wrote a letter to Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett on Friday asking him to veto legislation which would maintain the sentence of life without parole as an option...
The Syrian military is using cluster munitions against opposition forces, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Sunday. A Youtube video , posted by Syrian opposition forces, showed remnants of cluster munitions allegedly near several...
Five UK Royal Marines were charged with murder on Sunday in connection with an incident in 2011 in Afghanistan. The charge allegedly arises out of a video that showed marines in an incriminating situation with a wounded...
Ohio officials filed an emergency appeal with the US Supreme Court on Tuesday seeking permission to close early voting three days prior to election day for everyone but overseas military personnel. Ohio Secretary of State...
The German Cabinet on Wednesday approved a draft law that would legalize circumcisions . The law comes in response to a Cologne state court ruling that circumcision of minors...
Egyptian-born Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri appeared in a New York court for the first time on Saturday after being extradited from the UK. Hamza, who is charged with 11 offenses heard...
The Nassau County Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the North Shore Hospital may take paralyzed cancer patient Grace Lee, off life support according to her wishes. The ruling denied a motion filed by her...