President-elect Donald Trump and his supporters filed legal challenges in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin last week, in an effort to prevent recounts in those three states. Green Party candidate Jill Stein initiated the controversial...

South American trade bloc Mercosur on Friday notified Venezuela that the country will be suspended in light of its membership requirement violations. Leading member countries Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay reportedly determined that...

The US Senate voted unanimously on Thursday to pass the Iran Sanctions Act , which would extend economic sanctions against companies doing business with Iran for 10 more years. Originally approved in 1996, the extended bill was...

The prosecutor for the Special Department for War Crimes on Friday indicted six former officials in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) for crimes against humanity committed during the Bosnian War. The men were members of...

US Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN) introduced a constitutional amendment Thursday that proposes eliminating the electoral college and allowing for direct election of the president and vice president. This proposal comes after Hillary Clinton ...

The Russian/Syrian coalition committed war crimes in Aleppo during September and October, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Thursday. HRW alleges that the bombings constitute war crimes, as the bombings appear to be recklessly hitting civilians and...

The European wing of Uber was indicted in Denmark on Friday on charges of assisting drivers in their violation of taxi laws, although Copenhagen prosecutor Vibeke Thorkil-Jensen stated that this is just a test...

California's 5th District Court of Appeals on Thursday reversed and remanded a lower court ruling which rejected a challenge to a state law requiring gun microstamping. In 2007 then-governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a...

The Obama administration on Thursday challenged a federal judge's decision to block the implementation of a new overtime pay rule . The Department of Labor (DOL) filed a notice...

Chinese officials on Friday suspended the law license of prominent human rights lawyer Li Jinxing. The Justice Bureau of the city of Jinan, where Li's license is apparently registered, made the announcement in an official notice. The bureau...