The US Supreme Court on Friday granted certiorari in Welch v. United States to determine whether Johnson v. United States , which found increased sentences under the Armed Career...
US-based tech companies Facebook, Twitter, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo submitted evidence on Friday of possible conflicts that may arise from the UK government's proposed Investigatory Powers Bill . Should the bill pass, tech companies would be required...
A court in Dhaka ruled on Monday that 41 defendants can be tried for murder for the April 2013 garment factory collapse that killed 1,135 workers. Initially charged with culpable homicide, the defendants were charged with murder ...
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a Second Amendment challenge to a gun law enforced in Highland Park, Illinois, denying certiorari in Friedman v. City of Highland Park [docket; cert. petition,...
Iraqi government officials ordered Turkey on Saturday to withdraw hundreds of troops deployed near Mosul, the largest city currently controlled by Islamic State (IS) militants. Iraqi President Fouad Massoum stated that the deployment was...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stated Saturday that various UN organizations will sponsor a summit in 2016 to promote progress in addressing worldwide climate issues. During the UN climate change conference (COP21) , the secretary-general...
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday issued an order enjoining Hawaii from counting recent election ballots pending a final ruling from the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit . The Justice Anthony...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the government of Bangladesh Friday to stop the execution of two convicted war criminals whom they claim were not afforded a fair trial. On Wednesday the Bangladesh Supreme Court...
The US House of Representatives voted 289-137 Thursday in favor of suspending the program allowing Syrian and Iraqi refugees to enter the US. On Wednesday the White House stated that President Barack Obama would...
The West Jakarta District Court of Indonesia sentenced two drug smugglers to death after the National Narcotics Agency found them trafficking methamphetamine into the country. The 1,900 pound shipment was the largest quantity of meth ever confiscated in Indonesia,...