US President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum on Thursday calling for the US Trade Representative to develop a list of proposed tariffs against goods from China. The trade representative has 15 days to publish...
South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma is facing trial over 16 charges related to corruption, South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority boss Shaun Abrahams announced on Friday. The charges include one count of racketeering, two counts of corruption,...
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Thursday vacated the Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule by a vote of 2-1. The Fiduciary Rule reinterprets the term "investment advice fiduciary" and redefines...
The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment called on the international community Monday to recognize that people have the right to a healthy environment. John Knox presented a report on the...
The UN Human Rights Council passed a resolution on Monday calling for the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic to "urgently conduct a comprehensive and independent inquiry into the recent...
Mexico's Lower House of Congress approved a bill Thursday that would place regulations on crowdfunding and cryptocurrency firms. The bill previously passed the senate and still...
The attorneys general from 15 states and Washington, DC, filed an amicus brief in the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in support of a challenge to four abortion laws enacted by Arkansas in...
Myanmar officials have been bulldozing depopulated Rohingya villages that were previously the targets of arson by the government, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Friday. Satellite images have shown that at least 55 villages were cleared since...
Special Counsel Robert Mueller filed a new indictment leveling 32 new charges against Paul Manafort and Richard Gates in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia Thursday. The charges include 23...
The US Senate received HR 4675 on Wednesday regarding providing funding for researching the health effects of low doses of radiation. The bill, known as the Low-Dose Radiation Research Act of 2018, will provide $100...
