Impeachment proceedings were opened against Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Wednesday for allegations of violating fiscal laws and manipulating finances. Rousseff's political enemy and speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Eduardo Cunha accepted...
The US Department of Defense (DOD) and Pentagon officials have completed their investigation into the October 3 bombing of the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan and announced on Wednesday that it...
Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke was charged with first-degree murder on Tuesday for the death of black teenager Laquan McDonald in October 2014. A graphic dashboard camera video of the shooting was also released Tuesday and...
The French National Assembly voted Thursday to extend the state of emergency for another three months. The state of emergency expands police power for searches and arrests, and allows authorities to restrict...
US President Barack Obama stated Thursday that he intends to continue his efforts to close Guantanamo Bay prison, despite likely push back from Congress after the Paris attacks . Obama made remarks to reporters...
The Constitutional Court of Spain on Wednesday suspended Catalonia's secession resolution following an appeal by the Spanish central government asking the court to review the resolution. Earlier this week the...
The Ukrainian Parliament approved legislation Thursday to protect individuals from sexual orientation discrimination in the workplace, removing the last barrier to EU visa-free travel into the country. The bill failed several times before receiving...
The Maldives Parliament (People's Majilis) unanimously passed a declaration Thursday to remove Ahmed Adeeb Abdul Gafoor from his position as vice president due to accusations that he has been planning to kill President...
The Mexico Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that four members of the nonprofit Sociedad Mexicana de Autoconsumo Responsable y Tolerante (SMART) will be allowed to grow and smoke marijuana. This decision...
A rise in defense spending and a lack of oversight in Middle Eastern and North African governments puts these nations in a high risk for defense corruption, according to a report released Thursday by the Transparency International...
