Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday called on Iraqi forces to allow aid such as food and medicine into Fallujah as the armed siege is producing acute shortages. The city has found itself besieged by governmental...

UN Prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Serge Brammertz announced on Wednesday that he will appeal the recent acquittal of Serbian politician Vojislav Šešelj. The ICTY acquitted ...

Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) , Melchior Wathelet, stated on Thursday that providing a hyperlink to images without the owner's consent does not amount to copyright infringement. The case...

The Fukuoka High Court on Wednesday rejected an appeal filed by citizens of Japan seeking to stop the operation of the only two remaining nuclear reactors in the country. The suit was originally raised by 12 residents [Japan...

The French Parliament on Wednesday passed legislation which will make it illegal to pay for sex within the nation. The new law will punish those who solicit prostitutes by issuing fines and ordering the completion of mandatory...

The Tennessee Attorney General on Wednesday issued an opinion that states that fantasy sports amounts to illegal gambling within the state. Attorney General Herbert Slatery said in his opinion that all fantasy sports games, including...

The Brazilian Supreme Federal Court on Tuesday ordered the legislature to commence impeachment proceedings against Vice President Michel Temer. Judge Marco Aurelio Mello overruled a previous rejection from a high ranking member of...

The Puerto Rico legislature passed a bill on Wednesday that would allow the island territory to enter into a state of fiscal emergency and begin the process toward a debt moratorium. The bill ...

Idaho Governor CL "Butch" Otter , issued his first veto of 2016 on Tuesday, striking legislation that provided for the use of the Christian Bible in public school. The legislation explicitly allowed the Bible to be referenced in...

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a civil antitrust lawsuit Wednesday to block Halliburton's proposed acquisition of Baker Hughes, Inc. . The two companies are giants in the oilfield services industry and together would...