Testimony began Tuesday in a criminal defamation lawsuit brought on by the Thai Royal Navy against the website Phuketwan over a report it published claiming the military ignored refugee trafficking from Myanmar in exchange for monetary bribes....
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US President Barack Obama , speaking at the NAACP Annual Convention on Tuesday, urged Congress to reform the criminal justice system by enacting legislation that would enforce criminal laws fairly and reduce disparities. Obama...
US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter released a statement on Monday announcing the comprehensive plan of the US Department of Defense (DOD) to move in the direction of allowing transgender troops to serve...
Negotiations between Iran and six world powers concluded in a nuclear agreement on Tuesday. The JCPOA outlines details of the agreement, in which Iran agreed not to create a nuclear bomb in...
Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Monday was charged with fraud, tax evasion and money laundering. The charges date back as far as 2007 before he was prime minister and the court has seized property...
China has significantly restricted the freedom of movement for Tibetans and other minorities said Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday. Referencing a report released by HRW last week, the rights group stated that China's...
US President Barack Obama on Monday granted commuted sentences to 46 drug offenders in what he said was part of an effort by his administration to remedy the unfairness of the criminal justice system. In...
The Iranian Revolutionary Court began on Monday the third closed-door hearing for Jason Rezaian , a Washington Post correspondent accused of espionage for allegedly collecting confidential information, handing it to hostile governments, and acting...
The US District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina on Monday began hearing a challenge complaint, PDF; Advancement Project materials] to a North Carolina law limiting early voting and same-day voter registration. The...
The European Council on Monday announced a preliminary deal to manage Greek debt without the country defaulting or leaving the European Union. The agreement requires Greece to increase tax revenue, cut costs and implement a number...
