The Parliament of Iraq on Saturday voted to give militias fighting Islamic State" (IS) militant group legal status in the country. The 208 votes allow Popular Mobilization Units (Hashd Al-Sha'abi) to fight the militant group throughout...
Swiss voters on Sunday rejected a referendum to phase out the nation's nuclear power program. The referendum failed with 54.2 % of voters agreeing to keep nuclear power programs with only 45.8...
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said Friday that congress will debate the proposed peace deal with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) before it becomes law. The announcement was made during a broadcast of the Organization of American States...
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Friday that individual counties in Hawaii may not ban genetically engineered crops and pesticides . At issue for the court in this multi-year battle was...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Wednesday called for the international community to stand with the International Criminal Court (ICC) after states have recently begun leaving the institution. The commissioner urged...
Ramsey County Attorney John Choi announced Wednesday that charges are being filed against the officer who shot Philando Castile during a Minneapolis traffic stop in July, which was broadcasted on Facebook. After months...
California voters on Tuesday supported a mandate to eliminate the usage of plastic bags while simultaneously voting down a measure which required fees collected from the bag usage to better the environment. California Plastic Bag Ban Veto Referendum (Proposition 67)...
The US Supreme Court on Friday granted certiorari in Coventry Health Care of Missouri, Inc. v. Nevils to determine if health care companies are precluded from recouping reimbursements under the Federal Employee...
A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania ruled Friday that Title VII's protection from employment discrimination based on sex extends to sexual orientation. The ruling came as the court refused...
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said Tuesday that the governments of France and the UK are failing in their obligation to protect refugee children in the Calais "Jungle" refugee camp. The UNHCR accused the governments of...
