An atheist couple from Virginia has accused a local court-appointed officiant of refusing to perform their marriage ceremony, citing their lack of faith in God.

An Indian court has been asked to rule on whether Ashutosh Maharaj, a revered Hindu guru, is dead or alive and whether the decision is based on religious faith or scientific fact.

A Twitter user in Turkey has been sentenced to serve 15 months in prison for using Allah CC as his nickname on the well-known micro-blogging site.

The president of a college in South Carolina was arrested for treating foreign pupils as slaves by compelling them to work for little to no pay.

U.S. District Court Judge John Jones III nullified Pennsylvania’s ban on same-sex marriages on May 20 after quashing the teaching of intelligent design in public schools earlier.