Israel on Sunday sentenced two alleged Jewish extremists to six months in prison without formal charges. The arrests are part of a crackdown on Jewish extremists and come after an arson attack on a Palestinian...

A Bulgarian military court on Friday sentenced former intelligence chief Kircho Kirov to 10 years in prison for embezzlement. Kirov had served as the head of the National Intelligence Service from 2002 until...

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty contributor Khadija Ismayilova on Friday went on trial in Baku, Azerbaijan eight months after her arrest. The investigative journalist faces charges of tax evasion, abuse of power and embezzlement,...

Israeli rights group Shurat HaDin Law Center and two dozen Americans filed a lawsuit Wednesday in an attempt to block the Obama administration from releasing an estimated $100 billion in frozen Iranian funds. The plaintiffs hold...

Uganda's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the practice of refunding the price of a bride upon the dissolution of a customary marriage is unconstitutional and should be banned. In a 6-1 decision , the majority...

Libyan officials announced Thursday that they had found the body of a Libyan judge who was abducted by an affiliate of the Islamic State (IS) last month. Judge Mohamed al-Nemli's body, whose death was confirmed [Libya Herald...

Pakistan's Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled to allow military trials for cases involving suspects of terrorism. The ruling follows a number of petitions to allow such trials, and is seen as a victory to the...

The Israel Defense Ministry on Wednesday jailed an Israeli extremists for sixth months with no charges or formal trial. It is reported that Mordechai Meyer was sent to jail in as an effort...

The UN on Wednesday said that a new report shows a significant increase in the number of women and children being hurt or killed in Afghanistan's war against the Taliban and other insurgents....

Mexico Federal District Attorney General Rodolfo Rios Garza announced Wednesday that police have arrested a man suspected of murdering photojournalist Rueben Espinosa and four women last week . The suspect, whose identity was not released, was found [Yukatan Times...