Human Rights Watch claimed Wednesday that the execution-style killing of four Iraqi Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) counter-terrorism forces members is the latest indication of a systematic murder campaign amounting to crimes against humanity. The...

The Syrian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday entered into agreements with the UN and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to dispose of chemical weapons within the country. The announcement of...

German patent licensing firm IPCom accused Apple on Wednesday of infringing on a 3G technology patent. Last month, the European Patent Office upheld IPCom's patent on the technology following challenges from Apple,...

The Public Interest Advocacy Center (PIAC) , an Australian nonprofit legal advocacy group, released a report on Tuesday detailing possible war crimes and crimes against humanity during the final months of the Sri Lankan civil war...

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) will pay the US government $614 million and improve company mortgage lending practices under a settlement announced Tuesday for claims it approved thousands of unqualified home mortgage loans for government insurance since...

The UN international expert on transitional justice Pablo de Greiff on Wednesday, urged Spanish authorities to trust their democracy and "not postpone measures for justice, truth and reparation for the victims of human rights violations" committed during...

The Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday requested that the court indefinitely delay the proceedings in the trial of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta , which was originally scheduled...

The European Commission reached a tentative settlement Wednesday with Google in connection to an ongoing EU antitrust investigation of the company. Google faces USD $5 billion in fines over accusations that...

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) on Wednesday urged the Russian government to repeal legislation banning the dissemination of homosexual "propaganda" to minors. Reports indicate that the CRC is specifically concerned ...

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) released a report Wednesday condemning the Holy See for its handling of allegations regarding sexual abuse of minors by Roman Catholic priests. The...