Lt. Governor Brian Calley of Michigan signed a measure Wednesday prohibiting local regulation of shopping bags. The measure refers to the bags as "auxiliary containers" and defines the term to encompass containers made of plastic, cloth, paper, etc....
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Colombian Congress approved a measure Wednesday granting amnesty to low-level Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas who have not committed atrocious crimes. The measure will also create a special procedural system for FARC fighters...
Yasin Aktay, spokesman for Turkey's ruling party said on Wednesday that the government is pushing for a Syrian cease-fire to be in place by 2017. Aktay confirmed that talks between Russia and Turkey are ongoing and that "Turkey's...
Former Argentine President, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner , was indicted Tuesday on allegations of corruption. Fernandez and three others are accused of illicit association and fraudulent administration in connection with the use of funds meant for public...
The Manhattan US Attorney Tuesday announced charges against three foreign nationals for insider trading, wire fraud, intentional damage, unlawful access, and related conspiracy acts. The defendants are Iat Hong and Chin Hung of Macau, and Bo Zheng of...
Greece's Eurozone creditors agreed on Saturday to unblock suspended debt-relief measures after Prime Minister Alexis Tspiras assured them that a Christmas gift he offered pensioners would be a "one-off." Last week Greece raised concerns with its...
A scientific study released in the journal Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences found that cheetah populations throughout Africa, the Middle East and Asia are declining as habitats are encroached by various human actors. The cheetah is now...
21 young women from Chibok, Nigeria returned home on Sunday after being released from Boko Haram control in October. In 2014 the Bring Back Our Girls activists began daily sit-ins at the Unity Fountain...
The UN Security Council on Friday elected to extend the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) to March 2018. The mandate of UNMIL was also broadened to "comprise protection of civilians, reform of...
Bolivia President Evo Morales pardoned 1,800 prisoners on Saturday in a continued attempt to cut down on prison overcrowding . Those that Morales pardoned include inmates with sentences of less than five years, one-time offenders, prisoners...
