The Japanese government apologized to thousands of people forcibly sterilized under a now defunct eugenics program, and offered the victims money in compensation. The government...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a controversial set of bills that make it a crime to “disrespect”...
A Swedish lawmaker of Somalian origin has sparked outrage after she put forward the idea of establishing an...
Gov. Kate Brown of Oregon signed the nation's first statewide mandatory rent control measure on Thursday, giving a victory to housing advocates who say spiraling...
International partners should embrace a sort of “Law of the Sea” for the internet, the head of the...
In an ongoing effort to curb online piracy in Singapore, the country has just passed new amendments to...
Tens of thousands of Connecticut residents could soon be considered felons by the state if they continue to ignore restrictive new gun control laws passed...
Offending King Hamad can now result in up to seven years in prison, Bahrain announced Tuesday. The news...
Should internet service providers be allowed to restrict access to websites and block certain content from customers depending...
Ford’s global vice president in charge of marketing and sales now says the automobile company doesn’t keep a...
Actor and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is working to change the law so he can mount a 2016 presidential run, according to a New...
By Steve Liesman Administration officials now live in fear of a 19th-century law that could get them fired,...
By Aaron Blake North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R) on Monday signed into law one of the nation’s...
Finland’s parliament will become the first in the world to examine a citizen-drafted copyright law, after an outline of an “anti-lobbyist” intellectual property bill garnered...
UK border police can seize mobile phone data from anyone entering Britain without any justification. Under an anti-terror...
President Vladimir Putin signed a law Wednesday banning the adoption of children by same-sex couples in Russia and...
"The fact is that you should reject any notion that President Obama's actions have anything to do with what President Bush was doing or was...
