UN Secretary-General António Guterres said Wednesday that the new US order on Syrian refugees "should be removed sooner rather than later." Drawing a comparison to the US history on the "forefront of refugee protection," Guterres said...
The UK House of Commons on Wednesday approved HC Bill 132 , which empowers Prime Minister Theresa May to notify the EU of the UK's intent to withdraw. Known as the "European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill," the...
The Council on American-Islamic Relations filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia Monday challenging the constitutionality of the Trump administration's executive order restricting immigration from several...
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled Monday that the federal government, which took control of the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) ,...
US President Donald Trump on Monday reinstated a Reagan-era policy known as the Mexico City Policy that prevents foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from receiving US funding if they provide abortions or promote policies that...
US President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Monday withdrawing the US from the Tran-Pacific Partnership (TPP) . The TPP, signed nearly a year ago, was a trade pact between the US and 11 Pacific...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Tuesday that a Lithuanian prisoner was improperly denied Internet access in violation of his rights. Citing Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights , which states...
The UN Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) reported Monday that more than 100 journalists were killed in the line of duty in 2016. While the number is lower than the 115 killed in 2015, it...
Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's brother, Ban Ki Sang, and nephew, Joo Hyun Bahn, were indicted Tuesday by the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York on bribery charges in an elaborate international case....
German automaker Volkswagen (VW) confirmed] Tuesday that it had reached a $4.3 billion dollar settlement in the US in which it will plead guilty to criminal charges that it violated the Clean Air Act and obstructed...
