The US House of Representatives passed the ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 on Thursday in a 225-192 vote changing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) . The bill adds a provision requiring the...

The African National Congress (ANC) , the governing political party in South Africa, called Tuesday for South African President Jacob Zuma to step down. The call for resignation comes amidst corruption allegations against Zuma and social and...

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed an executive order on Monday requiring that all future state contracts for internet services will only be given to internet service providers (ISPs) that follow net neutrality principles. The order...

The US Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday extended Temporary Protective Status (TPS) for certain Syrian immigrants. The TPS status is extended for 18 months and affects 7,000 Syrians in the US who benefit from that designation....

The US Senate voted 51-46 on Monday, stopping the advancement of a bill banning abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The House approved the bill in October in a 237-189 vote. The bill , entitled the...

Critics of the government in Azerbaijan have been arrested under suspicious circumstances and convicted this month on politically-motivated charges, Human Rights Watch said Thursday. Gozel Bayramli, a member of the opposition party, Azerbaijan Popular Front Party, and Afgan...

The Hanoi People's Court of Vietnam on Monday sentenced former politburo member Dinh La Thang to 13 years in prison for embezzlement and violation of state regulations. Thang had served as an executive for PetroVietnam (PVN),...

The Ukraine parliament (Verkhovna Rada) passed a bill Thursday that recognizes regions currently under Russia-backed separatist control as "occupied" and supports retrieving those areas through political and diplomatic means while allowing for military action. The bill was...

United Nations human rights experts asked Iran on Tuesday to stay the execution of an offender who was 15 years old when he was sentenced to death. Abolfazl Chezani Sharahi was convicted of murder and sentenced to...

The Luxembourg Court of Cassation on Thursday reversed the conviction of "LuxLeaks" whistleblower Antoine Deltour who had leaked thousands of documents revealing tax breaks for major companies. Deltour, an employee at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), disclosed tax agreements between...