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China announces plan to ban ivory trade by end of 2017
The State Council of China announced on Friday that it will ban all trade of ivory by the end of 2017. It is anticipated that the commercial processing of ivory will end in March 2017, and steps will be implemented to transition the cultural sk (More) |
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Cluster-munitions kill two civilians in Yemen
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) announced yesterday that cluster-munitions were used on the Yemini city of Saada on December 6, which killed two civilians and wounded six more. HRW stated that is is believed the cluster-munitions were launched by Saud (More) |
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Brazil approves amendment to freeze spending for 20 years
The Senate of Brazil on Tuesday approved a measure to limit growth in federal spending to the rate of inflation for the next 20 years. The austerity measure, known as PEC 55 establishes a tax regime that limits the amount on expenditures based on (More) |
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Venezuela suspended from South American trade bloc over rights violations
South American trade bloc Mercosur on Friday notified Venezuela that the country will be suspended in light of its membership requirement violations. Leading member countries Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay reportedly determined that Venez (More) |
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Bosnia prosecutor charges officials with war crimes
The prosecutor for the Special Department for War Crimes on Friday indicted six former officials in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) for crimes against humanity committed during the Bosnian War. The men were members of a so-called "Crisis Staff," which (More) |
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Brazil lawmakers pass anti-corruption law with controversial changes
The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies , the lower house of Congress, passed a measure on Wednesday that would permit defendants to seek criminal consequences for prosecutors and judges if the officials abuse their powers, a change that many believe woul (More) |
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Brazil president claims he will block corruption amnesty bill
Brazilian President Michel Temer said Sunday that he will block a controversial bill that would grant amnesty to politicians who received illegal campaign donations. Temer, along with Speaker of the Lower House of Congress, Rodrigo Maia, and Speake (More) |
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Croatia war crimes suspect extradited from US to Bosnia
Azra Basic, a Croatian woman wanted for war crimes she allegedly committed against Serbs during the 1992-95 war, was extradited from the US to Bosnia Herzegovina on Tuesday. A report from the Prosecutor's Office of BiH stated that Basic, 58, was tr (More) |
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Brazil police arrest former Rio governor in corruption probe
Brazilian Federal Police in Rio de Janeiro arrested former governor Sérgio Cabral Thursday on allegations of corruption . Cabral was governor 2007 to 2014 and was instrumental in bringing the Summer Olympics to Rio be Janeiro, during which it is est (More) |
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Attorney general: proposed Brazilian legislation absolves corrupt politicians
Brazil's Attorney General Rodrigo Janot on Friday warned that politicians involved in the Petrobras graft , the nation's largest-ever corruption scandal, are seeking to pass new legislation absolving themselves of punishment for any crimes. The inv (More) |
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced to death for spying
On April 5, 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death after a treason trial in which they were convicted of passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.
Learn more about the Rosenberg trial.
