The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico on Wednesday filed for bankruptcy protection for the territory following the expiration of provisions that had shielded it from litigation. The filing comes under Article 3 of...

European Commission Brexit Chief Negotiator Michel Barnier on Wednesday published the European Union's proposed directives for the UK's departure from the EU, saying the highest priorities were citizens' rights, financial settlement and border...

Advocacy group Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday that it has found new evidence that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons in at least four recent attacks targeting civilians. The groups said that local residents...

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said on Monday that it will not reconsider its ruling to uphold the government's "net neutrality" rules that require internet providers to treat...

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal challenging California's 2012 ban on "gay conversion" therapy. The law , signed by California Governor Jerry Brown , became the first of its...

The US Supreme Court ruled 5-3 Monday in Bank of America Corp. v. City of Miami that cities can use the Fair Housing Act (FHA) to sue banks for predatory lending practices. At issue were...

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein said Monday that Egypt's recent security measures have been encouraging the very radicalization they were trying to control. In a press conference in Geneva, al-Hussein...

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in Patchak v. Zinke and Merit Management v. FTI Consulting on Monday. In Patchak, the court will decide if Section 2(b) of the Gun Lake Trust Land Reaffirmation Act...

US President Donald Trump on Saturday signed an executive order directing the Commerce Department and the US Trade Representative to review all US trade agreements and membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO)...

Turkish authorities removed more than 3900 people from their positions in the civil service and military pursuant to a new national security law published on Saturday. Those removed included prison guards, clerks, academics, and employees of the...