Swiss voters on Sunday backed the government's plan to provide billions of dollars in subsidies for renewable energy. They also voted by a 58.2 percent majority to ban nuclear power plants and to help bail out struggling utilities, which overturns...

Human rights experts at the UN called on Indonesia Monday to review and repeal its criminalization of blasphemy . The UN experts decided to step in after the former governor of Jakarta, Basuki...

Japan and other Asia-Pacific members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreed Sunday to move forward with their deal despite the US' withdrawal. Trade ministers from the 11 remaining countries met in Hanoi, Vietnam , to plan how...

On Sunday President Trump called on the leaders of the Middle East to join in the fight against terrorism. During the speech given to the Arab Islamic American Summit , international leaders were urged to collectively solve...

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea on Sunday launched a short range missile on Friday creating strain in the reunification efforts with North Korea. The missile launch was the second in a series ...

The cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe approved a special bill on Friday allowing the reigning Emperor Akihito to abdicate his throne. This development comes after the 83-year-old emperor hinted at the negative...

Romania's parliament approved legislation on Friday that facilitates financial support for Holocaust survivors. The law, which will be enforced starting July 1, will offer 400 lei (USD $97.98) per month for each year of deportation or detention to...

The US Department of the Treasury on Thursday announced sanctions against eight Venezuelan Supreme Court justices for usurping democracy. The sanctions come after the court has issued controversial rulings, including dissolving the legislature . The...

Sweden's Director of Public Prosecution, Marianne Ny, dropped the preliminary investigation of rape charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Friday. The decision was made on the grounds that in order to continue with court proceedings,...

The Brazilian Supreme Court on Thursday authorized a corruption probe into President Michel Temer and his alleged involvement with the bribery of a potential witness in a major corruption case. Local news sources have cited the...