The US Senate on Tuesday approved the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (NDAA ), which is expected to be signed by President Barack Obama despite further delaying the closure of the Guantanamo Bay military prison. Section...
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Federal prosecutors in New York announced Tuesday that they are expanding criminal charges against the three individuals responsible for orchestrating a massive computer hack against financial institutions, brokerage firms and financial news publishers. Gery Shalon, Joshua...
Lawmakers in the Maldives voted Tuesday to remove prosecutor general Muhtaz Muhzin following his refusal to press corruption charges against the recently ousted vice president . Out of the 85-member parliament, 57 lawmakers approved a no-confidence motion [Haveeru...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in two cases. In Tyson v. Bouaphakeo the court heard arguments on whether differences among plaintiff members can be ignored for the...
The EU on Tuesday released a report criticizing Turkey for human rights and governmental issues which they save have not been addressed through new reforms. The report discusses how issues such as the refugee crisis and oppression...
A federal judge on Monday ruled against part of the National Security Agency's (NSA) surveillance program that collects domestic phone records in bulk. Judge Richard Leon of the US District Court for the District of...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday rejected claims from French comedian Dieudonné M'bala M'bala that his rights to speak freely were denied when he was convicted of and fined for hate crimes...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday dealing with an Employee Retirement and Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) fiduciary filing a lawsuit against a participant to recover overpayment. The court in Montanile v....
A same-sex couple in Northern Ireland is challenging the same-sex marriage ban, arguing that reducing their marriage to a civil partnership is unlawful discrimination. Gay marriage has been legal in the rest of the UK since 2013, but not in...
Egyptian officials released human rights activist and journalist Hossam Bahgat on Tuesday after he signed a statement promising to abide by legal procedures when reporting on matters concerning the Armed Forces. The statement also says he was...
