Christoph Strässer, Human Rights Commissioner for EU-member Germany, on Tuesday stated that Turkey should not receive a "discount" on meeting human rights criteria to join the EU . Strässer condemned Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan,...
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The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled Wednesday that the state's lifetime ban on convicted criminals gaining full-time employment in nursing homes and long-term care facilities was unconstitutional. The unanimous decision supported the plaintiffs' claim that section...
A court in Bangladesh sentenced two men to death and six others to prison on Thursday for murdering Ahmed Rajib Haider, an atheist blogger known by the name of Thaba Baba, in 2013. Those convicted included seven...
The US District Court for the Southern District of New York in an opinion made public on Tuesday, decided that two shareholder class actions against Facebook Inc. , alleging that the company hid concerns...
Members of Venezuela's Socialist Party who lost legislative seats in elections earlier this month filed challenges on Tuesday disputing the election of eight opposition candidates. The opposition, Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD), won 99...
A top UN official on Tuesday called on Burundi to form a "nationally-led and owned effort" to find a solution to the violence the country has faced. Jamal Benomar , the Secretary-General's Special Advisor, also stated ...
Belgian prosecutors on Tuesday said that authorities have taken into custody two people suspected of plotting New Year's Eve attacks of popular tourist spots in Brussels. According to their statement, police on Sunday and Monday conducted raids around...
An Islamic State (IS) fatwa was released on Tuesday that provides rules for when "owners" of women enslaved by IS may have sex with those captured women. The ruling was issued by IS theologians and includes...
An Ohio grand jury decided on Monday not to indict two officers involved in a 2014 shooting resulting in the death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice. In November 2014 officers Timothy Loehmann and Frank Garmback were dispatched to...
Israel's Supreme Court on Tuesday reduced the prison sentence of former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert from six years to 18 months. Olmert was convicted in March 2014 and sentenced to six years imprisonment on...
