The death of Eric Garner, unarmed African American man, by a white police officer last July led to protests across the US. The civil liberties situation in the United States has worsened due to the erosion of economic freedom, civil rights and other measures of personal liberty, according to a new comprehensive study. The United States fell from 17th in 2008 to 20th place in 2012, the most recent year... 

A 38-year old Canadian citizen is facing up to a year in jail and a fine of up to 25,000 Canadian dollars for refusing to unlock his cell and thus “obstructing” an in-depth security screening by the border service officials at the Halifax airport. Alain Philippon from Ste-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec, has been detained and charged with “obstructing border officials” after he refused to provide... 

Blurred face of an Israeli rabbi charged with repeated sexual assaults of his girl students. A prominent Israeli rabbi has been arrested on charges of sexually assaulting his three teenage daughters for more than 10 years. The rabbi, who has not yet been publicly named, is reportedly being charged with multiple accounts of sexual assault and invasion of privacy, Israel’s Ynet news website reported... 

Facebook users in California have filed a lawsuit against the social network seeking damages for invasion of their privacy and improper tracking. The suit consolidates 21 related cases filed in more than a dozen states in 2011 and early 2012 alleging that Facebook tracked internet use of its members even after they logged out of their accounts. Lawyers in the suit seek up to USD 10,000 for each Facebook...