Critics of a new law signed by the state’s Republican governor say it unfairly stigmatizes the poor as drug addicts.
An Azerbaijan bureau of Radio Free Europe was raided on Friday as part of a crackdown on media outlets within the country's borders.
Most of the remaining Gitmo prisoners are either too dangerous or Yemeni, or both. And Yemen is one of al Qaeda’s global strongholds.
Undocumented immigrants will be able to legally drive in California as a new law takes effect in 2015.
Ridley Scott’s film, starring Christian Bale as the man who led the Israelites out of Egypt, has received two thumbs down in the Arab world.
"De Blasio, Our Backs Have Turned to You," read a banner on a plane that flew around New York City on Friday.
Despite his freedom, the teen who called Turkey’s president a thief still faces legal troubles that could lock him up.
The Islamic State group kidnapped the Jordanian pilot on a mission for the U.S.-led coalition in Syria this week.
Russia's newly updated military doctrine lists NATO and the U.S. as major military threats and outlines the use of nuclear weapons.
A current U.S. Supreme Court case could affect New Yorkers who used social media to threaten cops after the murder of two NYPD officers.
Abducted after a long day celebrating Mass Sunday, Gregorio Lopez Gorostieta was subsequently slain: His body was found in Guerrero Thursday.
The United Nations is going to trim its peacekeeping force in Darfur despite escalating violence in the region.
Saudi Arabia's power over oil prices isn't new, but now Riyadh is using it to influence political outcomes in the Middle East -- and far beyond.
Backed by the U.S., so-called moderate groups in the north of the country have united and renamed themselves the Levant Front.
Ukraine will get 125 of its soldiers back, while the separatists will take home 225 of their fellow fighters.
A Mauritania court recommend Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mkhaitir be shot under Shariah, or Islamic law.
The Supreme Court of Israel ruled the settlement in the West Bank was built on private Palestinian land.
A tough fiscal situation may have forced the Narendra Modi government to cut spending on public health. But, this has happened before.
At least 45 civilians were killed and some 175 wounded when aircraft bombed a northern Syrian city controlled by Islamic State.
Vladimir Putin canceled vacations for Kremlin officials as Russia deals with its worst economic crisis in over a decade.
Rioters were angry over the death of their relatives and accused the authorities of not doing enough to ensure safe transportation.
Mohammad Shawraba was reportedly detained on charges of spying for Israel and sabotaging Hezbollah's overseas "security operations."
Representatives of all sides held talks Wednesday and had been expected to meet again Friday to discuss key issues in the conflict.
The pay hike in the state will affect over 67,000 employees, and will add up to $312 a year for full-time workers.
The pact is expected to help the U.S., Japan and South Korea better cope with North Korean provocation.
Rights groups are concerned that the suspects are scapegoats for a military government keen on protecting the tourism industry.
The Pakistani army has intensified its operations in North Waziristan after a Taliban attack on a school last week killed over 130 children.
A former employee filed a complaint with local police alleging that she was sexually harassed by the chief operating officer of the network.
Police said some militants may have fled to Bhutan while their leader was believed to be in Myanmar, prompting calls for cooperation.
The maneuvers will be carried out over 850,000 square miles and are aimed at enhancing Iran's defenses and training younger soldiers.