The Russian Foreign Ministry released a statement Wednesday expressing the government's decision to withdraw its signature from the Rome Statute, effectively leaving the International Criminal Court (ICC) . In its statement, the government expressed disdain over...
The US House of Representatives passed the Iran Sanctions Extension Act Tuesday, aimed at expanding the duration of the 1996 sanctioning of Iran. The Act is a reaction to a nuclear agreement reached between Tehran and several...
UNICEF urged the government of Myanmar Tuesday to protect its children, particularly those in regions most embroiled in conflict. The statement calls attention to the area of Rakhine State , highlighting the concern for those children who...
A Canadian law firm has filed a class action lawsuit against Samsung for negligence in the distribution of the Galaxy Note 7 . McKenzie Lake Lawyers, LLP filed the action Friday with the...
Bridget Kelly and William Baroni, former New Jersey officials under Governor Chris Christie , were found guilty Friday of all counts against them for the 2013 lane closings on...
One year after the disastrous collapse of a mining dam in Brazil, UN experts called on the Brazilian government, Samarco, Vale, and BHP Billiton Friday to refocus recovery efforts. The statement urged officials to act on...
The National Assembly of Venezuela has postponed a symbolic trial of President Nicolás Maduro in an effort to ease political tension in the nation. Maduro welcomed the decision saying he...
The UK High Court ruled Wednesday for ClientEarth , a law-based advocacy group, in its latest air pollution challenge against the UK government. The group brought the action alleging that plans, prepared by the Department of Environment,...
A UK employment tribunal ruled Friday that Uber can no longer treat its drivers as self-employed and must provide certain workers' rights to its drivers, including minimum wage. The tribunal determined that the drivers can be...
A New York law prohibiting a person from showing the contents of her prepared voting ballot was challenged Wednesday as unconstitutional by state voters for violating their First Amendment rights. The complaint, filed in the US District...
