California Governor Jerry Brown signed the Fair Pay Act into law on Tuesday, aimed at closing the wage gap between male and female employees. The bill will prohibit an employer from...
The discrepancies between the US and Afghan accounts of the US-led bombing that struck a hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, last week call for an independent investigation by a never-before-used international body, said Joanne Liu, president of Doctors Without Borders...
Former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Djamel Ameziane filed a petition with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) seeking reparations from the US government for human rights violations he alleges that he endured while in custody....
Honduran Congressional Vice President Lena Gutierrez began her trial Wednesday for her role in the nation's recent medical sale scandal. The charges include falsification of public documents and fraud against the...
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled 14-2 Thursday that it has jurisdiction to hear the case between Bolivia and Chile regarding land-locked Bolivia's access to the Pacific Ocean. Bolivia argued to the ICJ that...
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto announced through his spokesperson Thursday that he will appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the 2014 disappearance of 43 students from Guerrero. The announcement comes...
The Supreme Court of Cyprus unanimously ruled Thursday that Deputy Attorney General Rikkos Erotokritou should be impeached for his inappropriate actions when he accused Attorney General Costas Clerides of bribery during...
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi pardoned two Al Jazeera journalists Wednesday who had been sentenced in late August for releasing video footage that allegedly contained false news in support of the Muslim Brotherhood ....
Mexican authorities captured high-ranking drug cartel member Gildardo Lopez Astudillo Wednesday, alleging that he is connected to last year's disappearance of 43 college students in Guerrero. National Security Commissioner Renato Sales Heredia confirmed the arrest...
Nebraskans for Public Safety initiated a lawsuit Thursday challenging the legality of a voter referendum that has been planned to potentially overturn the legislative repeal of the death penalty in the state. In May the...
