China's top legislature, the NPC Standing Committee , on Wednesday adopted a controversial new National Security Law that increases cyber security powers and provides the possibility of establishing efficient crisis management systems. At its bi-monthly session, 155 members...

BP on Thursday reached a settlement that will require the company to pay $18.7 billion in penalties and damages to settle all claims regarding the 2010 Gulf oil spill . The agreement, the largest corporate...

Sabq news , a Saudi government linked news website, reported on Thursday that King Salman ordered for an investigation and trial of a famous TV host and Muslim Brotherhood scholar. The order was reportedly motivated by...

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Thursday determined that Fiat Chrysler failed to provide a remedy and notices for 23 recalls related to malfunctions of their automobiles....

Thailand's Department of Special Investigation announced Wednesday that they have arrested two men accused of playing a significant role in a human trafficking ring. The two men were allegedly part of a group that...

Iran has been keeping its commitment as part of a preliminary nuclear deal from 2013 barring Iran from expanding nuclear programs during negotiations, according to an UN International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report obtained by the the...

US President Barack Obama announced Wednesday that the US and Cuba will reopen embassies in each other's capital cities, after 54 years of severed diplomatic relations. Obama said US Secretary of State John Kerry [official...

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Alabama on Wednesday issued an order that all Alabama counties must abide by a Supreme Court ruling allowing same-sex marriage. The order says...

Indiana's controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) law took effect on Wednesday, one of many such bills to take effect today around the country. The bill, as originally written, made it legal for private businesses to...

The US Justice Department Office of Community Oriented Policing Service (COPS) has found that the response by the Ferguson, Missouri police department escalated riots after Michael Brown's death last summer. The findings were in a draft report [St....