Search Results for: 2015-03-11

A man shot by police in Brussels on Friday was charged on Saturday with membership of a terror group after being connected to a raid in France that thwarted a possible terrorist attack. The man, A. Abderrahmane, was shot...

The League of United Latin American Citizens and Congressman Marc Veasy , along with other plaintiffs, filed an application with the US Supreme Court on Friday, asking the court to vacate a stay that allowed...

A Belgian prosecutor said Friday that police have arrested six people in connection with the Brussels bombings during a large police operation in the city. The prosecutor said that several houses were searched in Brussels, Jette and Schaerbeek and residents...

Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed a controversial bill on Thursday banning abortions motivated by concerns of the fetus' gender, race or potential disabilities. The bill also places restrictions on medical providers, requiring a thorough doctor consultation...

Amnesty International (AI) said Thursday that Myanmar's new government has been presented with a historic opportunity to change course on human rights, but that doing so would mean making a commitment to break away from its...

North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory on Wednesday signed into law a bill that prevents local governments from enacting their own nondiscrimination ordinances. Under the new law, which was passed by both chambers of the...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday urged Iran to end restrictions that prevent access to lawyers for those charged with national security crimes. According to the rights group, there have been several instances of people charged...

UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ivan Šimonović expressed concern Tuesday over the deteriorating human rights situation in Burundi. The violence has come with the emergence of armed groups opposed to the government and has the...

Police in east China's Shandong Province arrested 37 individuals on Tuesday who are suspected of participation in a national medical drug ring. A mother/daughter duo are suspected of buying and selling more than USD $88 million worth of...

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday partially dismissed the lawsuit of a nurse challenging the National Security Agency's (NSA) bulk collection of cellphone metadata. The lawsuit, ruled on by...