A federal judge on Monday partially granted a request by the Florida Democratic Party to extend the state's voter registration deadline in light of Hurricane Matthew evacuations. The party filed a federal lawsuit ...
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A federal judge on Friday signed an order permanently preventing Louisiana from enforcing a state law that required websites to age-verify every Internet user before providing access to non-obscene material that could be deemed harmful to any minor....
Brazil's federal prosecutors filed new corruption charges against former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Monday. Da Silva is already involved in two other corruption investigations. In September a Brazilian judge accepted charges against da Silva that...
According to a report released Monday, the Obama administration conducted a $1.3 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia last year despite warnings that such contribution to the country's activities could implicate the US for war crimes. The information...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Monday reiterated a call for an international investigative body in Yemen to handle allegations of violations of international human rights laws . following an attack on...
French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault stated Monday that France intends to pursue avenues for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to initiate an investigation into the alleged war crimes committed by Syrian and...
Qatar initiated a public awareness campaign Monday to educate workers about the new labor laws that will take effect in December. Many migrant workers are employed in Qatar, and the new laws are intended to make it easier...
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled against Native American tribes on Sunday, allowing construction on the Dakota Access Pipeline to move forward. The Standing Rock Sioux and the Cheyenne River...
The Florida Democratic Party filed a federal lawsuit on Sunday against Governor Rick Scott requesting he extend the voting registration period in the state an extra week due to Hurricane Matthew. Currently the voter...
The Ethiopian government declared a national state of emergency on Sunday. This is the first time that a state of emergency has been declared in the country in 25 years, since the ruling party came into power. Prime...
