The UN passed a new set of international standards designed to protect the rights of domestic workers, who often suffer from abuse at the hands of their employers.
Northern Kentucky is fast becoming a mecca, of sorts, for creation tourism.
Romney surrogates love to say Obama has less private sector experience than a kid running a lemonade stand. That is not true.
John Wayne Gacy, Jr., who was convicted of sexually assaulting and murdering at least 33 young men and teenage boys in the 1970s, had apparently tried to get his case seen by a new lawyer that might help him find justice. On Wednesday, Reddit user "Shipyaad" submitted a photo of an aged, worn-down letter, allegedly written from Gacy to Mr. Luis Kutner, the famous lawyer and activist from Chicago who co-founded Amnesty International.
Egypt's High Constitutional Court ruled that the election of one-third of Egypt's parliament was unconstitutional, which could effectively disband the legislative body while its still in its infancy
The emergency was imposed after the assassination of President Anwar Sadat in 1981,
President Barack Obama made a historic announcement of his support of gays and lesbians marrying, but stopped short of calling it a civil right.
It is interesting now to see Republicans' newfound support of judicial review after the passage of health reform under a Democratic president, said U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.
One one of the Senate's most senior Republicans called President Barack Obama stupid in tweet Saturday, his staff confirmed.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said President Barack Obama's remarks about the Supreme Court striking down the Affordable Care Act were fully consistent with the principles of judicial review.
Today is National Tell A Lie Day. What better way to celebrate this April 4 holiday than to take a look at some of the best -- or worst -- whoppers told by the five men who are running for the U.S. presidency? Romney, Obama, Santorum, Gingrich, Paul... no one is exempt.
President Barack Obama took an opening shot at conservative justices on the Supreme Court on Monday, warning that a rejection of his sweeping healthcare law would be an act of judicial activism that Republicans say they abhor.
I'm confident the Supreme Court will not take what would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step in overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically-elected Congress, the president said.
Georgetown law student and women issues advocate Sandra Fluke said she hopes that President Barack Obama's signature health care law is upheld in the Supreme Court because it is critical for women.
A coalition of advocacy groups is asking the United Nations to intervene to help stop California's widespread use of solitary confinement, saying the routine isolation of inmates is akin to torture.
Mitt Romney won Illinois' Republican presidential primary and dramatically increased his chances to become his party's 2012 nominee, largely due to the support of moderate conservatives and voters who thought he was the candidate with the best chance to beat President Barack Obama in November.
Geir Haarde presided over the Iceland's economic meltdown which saw the collapse its three main banks, its currency nosedive and soaring inflation, costing the country billions of dollars.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will have no problem getting election to his third term as president, a state polling agency determined on Monday.
An anti-NDAA law was introduced by five Washington state Republican lawmakers this week.
The National Federation of Independent Business is challenging President Barack Obama's controversial recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board.
Get a glimpse inside Romney's headquarters for the 2012 New Hampshire primary, and meet some of the volunteers who helped him get elected. Then, travel with IBTimes to the results party, where Romney's family greeted supporters and promised to turn the Granite State red. What drew New Hampshire to Romney? Why do voters believe he'll make the best president?
The president's recess appointment power under the Constitution is not without its ambiguities, and the president's use of this power in light of these ambiguities has given rise to significant political and legal controversy since the beginning of the Republic.