Italian voters on Sunday rejected proposals to reform the Italian constitution. The referendum proposed changes that would have amended the structure of parliament and concentrated more power in the centralized government as opposed to the Senate, the upper...
The German Parliament passed a controversial persons with disabilities rights act Thursday. The Federal Participation Law , has been in the works since early 2016 and is proposed to enhance an inclusive society and increase...
The Balochistan High Court issued an arrest warrant Monday for former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf . Musharraf is accused of involvement with the murder of former Baloch nationalist leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti [Al Jazeera...
Brazilian President Michel Temer said Sunday that he will block a controversial bill that would grant amnesty to politicians who received illegal campaign donations. Temer, along with Speaker of the Lower House...
Human Rights activists Saturnino Ocampo and Bonifacio Ilagan, among others, filed a petition in the Supreme Court of the Philippines Monday to exhume the body of Ferdinand Marcos from the Heroes' Cemetery, usually reserved for public servants and...
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said Thursday that he would consider following Russia's example and leaving the International Criminal Court (ICC) . The threatened withdrawal may be connected to the concern issued by the Hauge-based court ...
Brazilian Federal Police in Rio de Janeiro arrested former governor Sérgio Cabral Thursday on allegations of corruption . Cabral was governor 2007 to 2014 and was instrumental in bringing the Summer Olympics to Rio be...
The Israeli High Court of Justice (HCJ) ruled Monday that a controversial West Bank settlement must be dismantled by December 25. The settlement, Amona , had been the subject of negotiations between the state and...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged Germany Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier to push Turkey to cease post-coup abuses. Steinmeier will visit the country later this week, and HRW claims he will be in...
The Taiwanese Parliament has begun work on passing three bills in support of same-sex marriage. Mei-nu Yu , a ruling Democratic Progressive Party MP, is sponsoring the same-sex marriage bill now in line for parliamentary debate [ABC...
