The California Labor Commission has ruled that drivers for the personal transportation service Uber are considered employees, not contractors. The ruling, which was handed down on June 3, only became known to the public [Reuters...
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Wednesday ruled that a group of former top US officials may be held liable for the abuse of hundreds of detainees held for minor immigration...
A Bahraini court on Tuesday sentenced prominent Shiite leader Sheikh Ali Salman to four years in prison for insulting the Interior Ministry , inciting others to break the law, and inciting hatred against naturalized Sunnis. Salman...
The European Court of Justice handed down a ruling Tuesday that strengthened the role of the European Central Bank (ECB) in mediating financial markets. The Court upheld the ECB's 2012 offer to purchase the...
The UN Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) on Tuesday renewed calls for womens and girls to be given equal access to education. A discussion panel held by OHCHR said equal educational...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Tuesday that food manufacturers will be given three years to remove all partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs), the main ingredient in artificial trans fat, saying they are no...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Arizona issued a pre-trial order Monday accepting another court's finding of racial profiling by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio . Hearing a lawsuit brought by...
The New York Senate on Monday passed a medical marijuana bill that would expedite access to marijuana for emergency medical purposes. The bill, passed by a Republican-led Senate in a 50-12 vote, would allow...
The Supreme Court of Bangladesh on Tuesday upheld the death sentence of Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed for war crimes committed during the 1971 War of Liberation against Pakistan. Mojaheed, the Secretary-General of Jamaat-e-Islami Party (JI)...
An Egyptian court upheld the death sentence of deposed president Mohammed Morsi on Tuesday after consulting the grand Mufti, Egypt's highest religious figure and a government advisor on Islamic law. The death sentence was...