A German court said Wednesday that Volkswagen (VW) faces over USD $8.2 billion in damage claims from investors over its emissions scandal. Roughly 1,400 lawsuits have been filed at the Braunschweig court...
The US House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill that would temporarily block the transfer of detainees from the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. The bill, which passed with a 244-174 vote, would prevent...
A new UN report released Thursday found a dismal situation in eastern Ukraine with regards to human rights. As a result of escalating hostilities the past few months, the report cites an increasingly disturbing disregard for...
Oklahoma will have a two-year delay in lethal injections after the government board of the prison system declined to consider new execution procedures on Tuesday. After a botched execution in 2014 and numerous drug mix-ups in 2015, Attorney General Scott...
A lawsuit was filed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on Tuesday alleging inadequate education facilities and standards in Detroit. Seven students are contending that the state of Michigan...
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman took steps on Wednesday towards allowing late-term abortions in New York. Schneiderman claims that Supreme Court rulings allow late-term abortions in cases where the mother's...
Environmentalists sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday regarding federal water quality standards. The environmentalists are seeking new standards "designed to protect marine life against the corrosive effects of carbon emissions absorbed into...
Zibwabwe's High Court on Wednesday struck down a ban on protests that had been issued by the police. The two-week ban was issued by police last week after some of the worst public violence in two...
Millions of children have been driven from their homes due to violence and conflict, according to a report Wednesday by UNICEF . The report, Uprooted: The growing crisis for refugee and migrant children , found that...
A report by Amnesty International (AI) Thursday condemned Gabon security forces for using excessive force against protesters after the country's disputed election. Alioune Tine, AI's West and Central Africa director, stated that these actions must...
