Natalie Portman has signed Freedom to Marry's Say, "I Do" letter to President Barack Obama asking for marriage equality for gay couples.

The United Nations has declared internet access a human right and criticised "three strikes" laws like that in New Zealand.

"There is always a solution to every human problem - neat, plausible and wrong," wrote H.L. Mencken.

The family of a slain South African photojournalist is still coming to terms with his death.

Police are targeting a small list of disqualified drink-drivers who have offended at least three times.

Australia has taken many backwards steps on human rights in the past year, says Amnesty International.

Australia and Malaysia have struck a deal whereby 800 asylum seekers bound for Australia would be diverted to Asia.

A Bahraini court has sentenced four men to death for killing two police officers during the pro-democracy protests.

Britain has revoked a royal wedding invitation to the Syrian ambassador because of violent attacks on protesters there.

The Ministry of Health needs to sit down and talk with families who are caring for their disabled relatives, say the Greens.

Sunni-Shia hostility in the Muslim world is likely to deepen because of the demolition of Shia holy places in Bahrain.