India's government on Monday introduced a bill in parliament meant to improve the country's current bankruptcy system and provide for resolution of insolvency in a timely manner. The bill, called the "Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2015," is aimed...
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Swedish mobile telecom company Ericsson on Monday announced that it has signed a patent license agreement with Apple , ending a nearly year-long patent dispute. The deal will last for seven years and includes a cross-license that...
Voters in Slovenia on Sunday rejected a law that would have allowed same-sex couples to marry and adopt children. The measure was defeated by a large margin , with more than 63 percent of voters rejecting...
Hawaiian residents opposed to a self governing native Hawaiian nation within the state have notified a lower court of plans to make a second trip to the US Supreme Court to address the action taken by...
The youngest participant in the violent 2012 Delhi gang rape which lead to the death of the victim was freed from jail Sunday after serving a three year sentence. The rape, on a moving bus, gathered international attention...
The United Nationals High Commissioner on Refugees's (UNHCR) Mid-Year Trends 2015 report, published on Friday, shows that the current year is on track to have record breaking rates of forced displacement. The report details displacement...
US President Obama on Friday commuted 95 prison sentences of individuals who have been jailed for non-violent offenses. The act of clemency comes as result of the recent sentencing reform for drug and non-violent offenses. In his...
Approximately six million Rwandans on Saturday approved a referendum by a vote of 98% to amend Article 101 of the Rwanda constitution which states the president may only serve two seven-year terms. The referendum [Telegraph...
The UN Security Council on Friday adopted a new resolution which outlines a process to work for peace within Syria. The 15 member council agreed upon a plan which will allow for the UN to take a...
The French Human Rights League and the Collective against Islamophobia on Thursday joined over 100 organizations to issue a statement asking the French government to lift the state of emergency. The petition urges the...
