UNICEF urged the government of Myanmar Tuesday to protect its children, particularly those in regions most embroiled in conflict. The statement calls attention to the area of Rakhine State , highlighting the concern for those children who...
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Gun control ballot measures were approved by voters Tuesday in California, Nevada and Washington while failing in Maine. California's Proposition 63 would require individuals to obtain a permit before purchasing ammunition. It would also eliminate several exemptions to...
A Canadian law firm has filed a class action lawsuit against Samsung for negligence in the distribution of the Galaxy Note 7 . McKenzie Lake Lawyers, LLP filed the action Friday with the...
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday heard argument in the cases of Bank of America Corp. v. City of Miami and Lightfoot v. Cendant Mortgage Co. . Believing cyclical poverty in Miami is...
More than 1,000 Hong Kong lawyers dressed in black marched through the the city in silence on Tuesday in opposition of a decision by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress that barred two elected pro-independence lawmakers,...
The Hungarian National Assembly on Tuesday rejected a constitutional amendment proposed by Prime Minister Viktor Orban to block the settlement of new refugees in Hungary. Orban's ruling Fidesz party failed to attract...
Two members of the US Senate Judiciary Committee sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Monday asking them to review Mylan NV , the manufacturer of the EpiPen allergy shot....
A third fewer women than men lack Internet access in the world's poorest countries—a gap that is set to widen, according to a report released Tuesday by the poverty rights organization One . The report , released at...
The Scottish government on Tuesday announced its intention to join the lawsuit challenging British Prime Minister Theresa May's right to trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon treaty , which would officially start the UK's...
The Philippines Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that former dictator Ferdinand Marcos may be placed in the nation's "Heroes' Cemetery" despite public uproar denouncing the burial. In August human rights victims filed a petition against the...
