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The Opposition New Democrats are calling on the Canadian government to make clear its position on Russia's recent anti-gay laws, in light of growing calls by activists to boycott the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. More...

The terrorist attacks by an Al Qaeda-influenced gunman may signal a new wave of Internet surveillance in France. New laws have been proposed by French president Nicolas Sarkozy in his effort to create a "civilized Internet." On Thursday, Sarkozy used a televised address to propose a new set of...

A B.C. woman with a fatal neurodegenerative disease will ask the B.C. Supreme Court on Monday to overturn Canada's laws and grant her the right to a doctor-assisted suicide. More...

The U.S. Congress should focus on voluntary incentives, instead of new regulations, as a way to encourage companies to improve their cybersecurity efforts, although some changes in current laws are needed, a group of Republican lawmakers said in a report released Wednesday. More...

We will increasingly see users challenging (in every sense) our ability to protect data – and comply with laws such as the Health Insurance Portability and Availability Act (HIPAA) as the move to mobile computing continues. More...

-- At a frenzied Friday rally in this garrison city outside of Islamabad, thousands warned Pope Benedict XVI to keep his nose out of the debate over Pakistan's blasphemy laws. The demonstration came days after the Vatican called for Pakistan to repeal the controversial laws that say anyone who...

-- Thousands of people turned out in Karachi Sunday to show their support for Pakistan's current blasphemy laws and warn the government against changing the laws. The rally, called by the leaders of several hard-line Islamic groups, closed main roads and markets throughout the city...

A view of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France The European Court of Human Rights was expected to rule Thursday on whether Ireland's strict abortion laws violate human rights. The ruling could force the overwhelmingly Catholic republic to end its ban on abortion, which sees...

Sirius XM Faces Shareholder Litigation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sirius XM is facing litigation in a California federal court filed on behalf of unhappy shareholders. The so-called derivative suit was recently filed in U.S. District...