UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay renewed her call Monday to the Security Council to refer the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court (ICC) . She stressed the need to address the serious human rights violations committed by both sides in the ongoing conflict, specifically actions harming civilians. Reports indicate that [...]

Google on Monday offered to settle antitrust claims by the European Competition Commission (ECC) . The company’s executive chairman, Eric Schmidt , sent a letter to ECC Joaquin Almunia addressing four areas of concerns the ECC pointed out in May, including that the company unfairly abused its Internet search dominance in order to promote its [...]

The US government is considering transferring suspected Taliban militants from Guantanamo Bay to prisons in Afghanistan, officials told AP on Saturday. The potential transfer is part of an ongoing effort by the US government to improve relations with the Taliban in an attempt to promote peace in Afghanistan. Any prisoner transfer is not likely to [...]

The UN on Monday released a report alleging that the Rwandan government has helped to create armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and supplied them with weapons, armor and recruits including children. The group of Experts on the DRC for the UN Security council found that Rwanda has provided material and [...]

US Bancorp , one of the 10 largest banks in the US, on Monday announced that they have agreed to a $55 million settlement to resolve lawsuits by customers who sued over excessive overdraft fees. The settlement is part of ongoing national litigation challenging the overdraft practices of 35 banks . The agreement is subject [...]

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Sunday said that an effective international arms treaty would save lives and aid in the enforcement of international law. The statement by the ICRC was made in anticipation of the UN Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty , which is being held in New York from [...]

The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) announced Monday that it may shut down Apple operations in Italy for 30 days and fined the company up to 300,000 euros (USD $377,500) for unfair commercial practices. The authority claims that Apple misled customers by not advising them of their legal right to a free two-year warranty, required under [...]

Amnesty International Moldova (AI) on Monday urged the Center for Human Rights of Moldova to assess the constitutionality of a new law that allows chemical castration of anyone found guilty of violent pedophilia. The new law, which took effect on Sunday, was unanimously introduced and passed by the nation’s parliament in March but vetoed by [...]

The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, Francois Crepeau on Monday called on the government of Turkey and authorities in the European Union (EU) to respect the rights of migrants in the continent. Crepeau acknowledged the need for governments to ensure border security but stressed that the need for secure borders must [...]

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) and British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) on Monday announced that they had reached a $3 billion settlement in a series of criminal and civil healthcare fraud cases against the drug company. As part of the agreement, GSK pleaded guilty to three misdemeanor charges for promoting drugs for purposes not [...]