(CNN) -- A woman put on trial for wearing clothing deemed indecent by Sudanese authorities was jailed Monday for refusing to pay a court-ordered fine, her lawyer said.

CAIRO) -- A woman journalist convicted of public indecency for wearing trousers outdoors and facing a month in jail says she was freed from prison after her fine was paid without her knowledge. Continues:

MORE public figures such as Gold Coast Mayor Ron Clarke should speak out against rodeos to raise awareness of their cruelty, says animal protection group Animals Australia. Cr Clarke said in The Sun-Herald this month he thought rodeos were

The reason police arrested a Cutler Bay teen for a series of horrific cat mutilations and murders will be made public on Monday. During a hearing on June 19th, attorneys for CBS4 and news partners The Miami Herald petitioned Miami-Dade

MAFETENG, Lesotho 24 April 2009 - In the face of growing vulnerability and chronic poverty among children, the Government of Lesotho has launched a 'Child Grants' programme that will provide a regular and unconditional quarterly payment ...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. - The Cherokee Nation Tribal Council unanimously passed 15 resolutions at its May 11 meeting that were initially passed at a joint meeting between the CN and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians councils in April at Red Clay, Tenn.

Inmates in Washington state's prisons can attend Catholic Mass, take Protestant communion or celebrate Muslim Eid, but Native Americans often struggle to find ways to practice their beliefs while incarcerated.

These are two horrifying acts of right wing domestic terrorism in as many weeks. No wonder the Department of Homeland Security issued a report last month labeling "rightwing extremism" the "most dangerous domestic terrorism threat in the United States."

Pedophiles use the Internet to hunt down sexually explicit images of children and other illegal images. If we could reduce the images that are being distributed and downloaded dramatically it would reduce child crimes in the US and possibly the world.