Chinese officials announced Sunday that 70-year-old former legislator Bai Enpei has been sentenced to death for his part in taking bribes. The announcement comes as the government has continued its anti-graft campaign speared by President Xi Jingping to...
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China court sentences former lawmaker to death for corruption
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Russia vetoes Security Council resolution on Syria
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UN rights office welcomes constitutional justice reforms in Guatemala
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Uruguay urges former Guantanamo inmate to call off hunger strike
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Federal judge dismisses civil fraud charges against Texas AG
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Federal judge rules for Native Americans in voting rights case
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Federal appeals court reinstates jury award for Apple in Samsung patent case
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UN child rights committee reports on Nauru, Saudi Arabia and four other nations
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US Secretary of State calls for war crime investigation into Russia, Syria
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Burundi to withdraw membership from ICC
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The UN Security Council on Saturday failed to adopt two measures meant to protect the Syrian people from continued warfare. Russia used its veto power and Venezuela voted against a French and Spanish measure to...
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in a press briefing on Friday welcomed the presentation of a draft bill on constitutional justice reforms in the Guatemala legislature. Stating...
Uruguay's Foreign Minister, Rodolfo Nin Novoa, on Friday urged a former Guantanamo prisoner, Jihad Diyab, to call off his hunger strike, stating that Uruguay is attempting to transfer him to another country. Diyab is a Syrian national who was held...
US District Judge Amos L. Mazzant III on Friday conditionally dismissed the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) suit against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton . The SEC alleged that Paxton misled investors in Servergy, Inc....
US District Judge Miranda Du on Friday issued a preliminary injunction in favor of the Pyramid Lake and Walker River Paiute Native American tribes in their challenge to Nevada's voting procedure. The tribes alleged Washoe County, Mineral...
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Friday reinstated a $120 million jury award owed to Apple by Samsung in a prolonged patent infringement case involving the companies' competing smartphones....
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on Friday issued reports on Nauru, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, New Zealand, South Africa and Suriname following a committee session held last month. The committee's independent experts...
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday called for an investigation of alleged war crimes committed against Syrian civilians by both Russia and the Syrian regime. The secretary made the plea ahead of his meeting with...
Vice President Gaston Sindimwo of Burundi on Thursday announced the country's decision to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) , stating that his government is "ready to face the consequences." This decision comes in the wake of the...
