The Russian Supreme Court on Monday upheld its ruling ordering the disbanding of the Jehovah's Witnesses. In denying an appeal by the Jehovah's Witnesses, the Supreme Court affirmed that their previous ruling will remain...
Thousands of people rallied in Warsaw, Poland on Sunday to protest controversial proposals aimed at reforming the country's court system. The demonstration comes as a response to a series of bills passed by Poland's Senate over...
Millions of Venezuelans voted on Sunday to reject President Nicolás Maduro's plan to rewrite the nation's constitution. The non-binding referendum was organized by the country's opposition activists. More than 7 million individuals, roughly one-third of Venezuela's registered voters,...
The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) released a report Monday condemning an increase in civilian deaths in Afghanistan during the first half of 2017. Although there was an overall decrease in civilian casualties in the...
A judge for the Superior Court of California postponed a decision Friday for injunctive relief to block Toshiba Corporation from selling its flash memory business in an attempt to relieve losses from the nuclear reactor business....
The Venezuela government's opposition opened polls Sunday over President Nicolas Maduro's call to rewrite the constitution . Many have accused Maduro's plan to be undemocratic and a way to suppress the months of anti-government protests against his...
The Office of the Inspector General for the US Department of Justice issued a report on Friday criticizing the Bureau of Prison's (BOP) treatment of inmates with mental illnesses. The report singles out ...
The Philippines Office of the Ombudsman announced plans to charge former Philippines president Benigno Aquino III on Friday for the botched "anti-terror" raid that led to what is known as the Mamasapano massacre in...
The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal voided the oaths of office of four opposition lawmakers on Friday and removed them from the legislature. Among the four disqualified lawmakers were 24-year-old Nathan Law, leader of the...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Hawaii expanded the exemptions permitted under the Trump administration's temporary travel ban on visitors from six predominantly Muslim countries late Thursday night. Earlier this month...