Egypt is bracing for new protests today over President Mohamed Morsi's hotly contested effort to hold a referendum on a controversial draft constitution. Ahead of today's rallies, masked gunmen attacked opposition protesters camped out in Tahrir S...

Egypt's military is once again playing a more active role since handing over power in June, with President Mohammed Morsi giving them the authority to arrest civilians. The military has been told to coordinate with police in order to keep the peac...

Opposition activists show no signs of letting up their protests against Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, even after he called off a controversial decree that gave him sweeping presidential powers. Can he rebuild faith in Egyptian voters, or has h...

Egypt is set to hold a referendum this week on a highly-contentious draft constitution. President Mohammed Morsi's top legal adviser says Egyptian judges will oversee the vote, even though they're on strike.

So what's the story now that marijuana is legal in Washington state and Colorado? Seattle police have put together this helpful guide for inquiring tokers. Once you're 21, "Smoke 'em if you got 'em," urges the video spokesman with an almost totall...

For the first time in Puerto Rico's history, a majority of the island's voters have supported a non-binding referendum to become a full US state. President Obama has said he will respect the vote, but Democracy Now! co-host Juan González sa...

In a groundbreaking development, Scottish voters will choose in a 2014 referendum on whether to break away from the UK and become independent. The vote was agreed to yesterday by British Prime Minister David Cameron and Scottish National Party lea...

Thousands of Egyptians are back on the streets of Cairo, as revolutionary groups and supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood unite in their opposition to military rule. They want the parliament reinstated and the ruling military council to hand ove...

Pro-independence supporters launched the campaign they hoped would convince their fellow Scots to vote yes to independence in the upcoming referendum on the issue. The British government is opposing the move and is braced for a bitter battle to ke...

Tribal leaders and militia commanders in oil-rich eastern Libya have declared their intention to seek semi-autonomy, raising fears that the country might disintegrate following the fall of Muammar Gaddafi. Libya's National Transitional Council (N...