The US Department of Justice and county officials in Phoenix on Wednesday agreed to settle parts of a discrimination lawsuit filed against the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office in 2012. The DOJ...
A government minister of Tunisia, Kamel Jendoubi, on Saturday announced an increase of 100,000 security personnel to help protect the country from future terrorist attacks. The strengthened security measures include doubling the security personnel at tourist sites,...
The Vatican City State Tribunal on Saturday delayed the child abuse trial of former papal diplomat Józef Wesołowski due to an "unexpected illness" that resulted in hospitalization. The accused, formerly stationed in the Dominican Republic,...
Representatives of Iran and the six nations committed to reaching a long-term nuclear agreement with the Islamic Republic made progress towards a final agreement to lift sanctions in exchange for increased nuclear restrictions and surveillance on Saturday....
European Union leaders announced Friday that a final quota compromise had been reached regarding the large number of illegal immigrants arriving in Italy and Greece after crossing the Mediterranean sea. It is estimated that over...
New records released by the Center for Public Integrity (CPI) Wednesday revealed a confidential legal battle over Medicare over-billing that spanned three years between government officials and UnitedHealth Group . The dispute centered on...
The UN International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) downgraded the security rating of Thailand's aviation sector from Category 1 to Category 2 on Thursday. The agency clarified that the designation as a "significant safety concern (SSC)...
Mexico's Supreme Court has declared it unconstitutional for Mexican states to ban same-sex marriages. The court's June 3 ruling, made public this week, is considered a "jurisprudential thesis" and does not invalidate any...
Six Guantanamo detainees were transferred to Oman Saturday, marking the first transfer of detainees from the prison in five months.The Pentagon reports that the six Yemeni men transferred include Emad Abdullah Hassan, held without charge since 2002,...
The Louisiana House of Representatives approved a medical marijuana bill on Thursday and sent the bill as amended back to the Senate for concurrence. The Senate previously approved the bill that seeks to provide a...