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In a landmark opinion, the Supreme Court ruled Friday that states cannot ban same-sex marriage, handing gay rights advocates their biggest victory yet. The 5-4 ruling had Justice Anthony Kennedy writing for the majority, with the four liberal justices. Each...

The South African government Thursday threatened to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) after a row over the court's attempt to have Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir arrested in Johannesburg. Justice Minister, Jeff Radebe, said after a cabinet meeting in...

...Obamacare has survived -- again. In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court saved the controversial health care law that will define President Barack Obama's administration for generations to come. The ruling holds that the Affordable Care Act authorized federal tax credits...

Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev ended his long silence on Wednesday, apologizing for the pain and suffering he caused his victims, many of whom packed a federal courtroom as a judge formally imposed his death sentence. "If there is any...

France summoned the U.S. ambassador on Wednesday to explain allegations by transparency lobby group WikiLeaks of what President Francois Hollande branded "unacceptable" spying on successive French leaders. The latest revelations of espionage among Western allies come after it emerged the...

If U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry pulls off a nuclear deal with Iran, it will be a singular achievement in a long career in which the grand prize has eluded him. His 2004 presidential election loss, lack of legislative...

BEVERLY HILLS, June 23 (THEWILL) – Rwanda said it was an "outrage" for Britain to arrest its intelligence chief at the request of Spain on charges on war crimes. Karenzi Karake, 54, director general of Rwanda's National Intelligence and Security...

The United States will pre-position tanks, artillery and other military equipment in eastern and central Europe, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced on Tuesday, moving to reassure NATO allies unnerved by Russian involvement in Ukraine. Carter, during a trip to...

The World Bank on Tuesday promised a loan of up to half a billion dollars to help Nepal rebuild after earthquakes killed nearly 9,000 people there in April and May, leveling homes and pushing hundreds of thousands of people...

South Korea's health ministry reported on Monday two more deaths in the country's Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak, which the World Health Organization said was "large and complex," bringing the number of fatalities to 27. Thailand, which reported its...