Critics who believe the law will end up censoring free speech had forced a referendum on the issue.

In an ongoing effort to crack down on tax evasion, the UK government today published a Flickr page of the "top tax cheats" of 2012. The profiles break down the crimes of 32 criminals that Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) sentenced to a combined total of more than 150 years in prison last year in a demonstration...

Europeans, take note: The U.S. government has granted itself authority to secretly snoop on you.

Unlike Germany, Hungary remains in a wistful, toxic relationship with the nineteen-thirties, with a fantasy of Jewish conspiracy and national moral decline. As the memory of the iron curtain fades and Europe recenters itself, Hungary’s fascist resurgence should be a matter of concern for all.

President Francois Hollande says French troops are taking part in operations against Islamists in northern Mali.

Although their remittances lift their societies from stark poverty, a foreign maid steps into a world of abuse, overwork, and suspicion in Saudi Arabia.

So what if they are? It wouldn't be the first time a news organization became an intelligence service.

Under a new policy that takes effect Monday, any Cuban with a valid passport will be able to leave the country.

An Egyptian threatening suicide. A Sri Lankan beheaded. Bayan Perazzo on the brutal conditions for workers.

Human rights advocates question whether US-manufactured ammunition and helicopters were used against civilian protesters.

Since June 19th of last year, political activist and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been living inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London.

Escalating tensions among China, Japan and the U.S. could ignite armed conflict -- and sink the global economy.

At times angry and choked with emotion, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday took on Republican critics of her department's handling of the September terrorist attack in Libya that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans, but repeatedly distanced herself from a direct role in specific situations.

A British grandmother has been sentenced to death by firing squad in Indonesia for drug trafficking.

North Korea's only major ally China has threatened to cut the economic aid it gives the country if it goes ahead with a third nuclear test.

For more than a year, ExxonMobil has stood as the backbone of Kurdistan politics, validating its independence as a global petro-player. Now, BP has taken up the mantle for the opposing side, shoring up Baghdad in a tense standoff at the city of Kirkuk.

President Obama discusses the need for changes in U.S. immigration policy in remarks from Las Vegas.

The Nordic countries pride themselves on the honesty and transparency of their governments.

India's president has approved harsher punishment for rapists, including the death penalty, after the gang rape of a student sparked demands for tougher laws.