Israel agreed to permit officials from the International Criminal Court (ICC) to visit the country and the occupied territories, according to statements made by an Israeli foreign ministry spokesman on Sunday. However, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not officially agreed to the visit. Specific details, including the timing of the visit, are still under discussion [...]

Bangladesh executed a member of the Jamaat-e-Islami party on Saturday for war crimes committed during Bangladesh’s 1971 war of independence. Mir Quasem Ali was accused of murder, confinement, torture, and inciting religious hatred. In all, five leaders of the party have been executed for war crimes in the country in recent years. Ali was arrested [...]

The Puducherry (former Pondicherry) Legislative Assembly ratified the Goods and Services Tax (GST) constitutional amendment passed by the Parliament of India earlier this month amid a walkout staged by the primary opposing party and ruling party of Tamil Nadu, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK or ADMK). All members of the All India [...]

Ethiopia’s opposition leader and leader of the Oromo ethnic group, Tiruneh Gamta, demanded on Saturday the release of all political prisoners “regardless of any political stand or religion or creed.” The Oromo ethnic group, representing the largest group among the protestors, is largely credited with starting the protests last November when the government announced its [...]

Ireland’s cabinet on Friday agreed to join Apple in appealing the European Commission‘s €13 billion ruling against the tech giant. The commission’s ruling, issued in late August, determined that Ireland granted Apple undue tax benefits that now must be recouped. By appealing, Ireland is refusing to accept the windfall from Apple, citing an interest in [...]

US President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday formally committed their nations to the Paris Agreement , a pact seeking to reduce carbon emissions and halt climate change. The world’s first comprehensive climate pact, the Paris Agreement will only come into force after it is ratified by at least 55 nations comprising [...]

Malaysian government minister Abdul Rahman Dahlan confirmed on Friday that Prime Minister Najib Razak is the unnamed official involved in the nation’s recent national wealth fund scandal. In 2009 Razak established the fund known as 1MDB to promote economic growth in Malaysia, but the fund has since been considered a failure due to the country’s [...]

German automaker Volkswagen (VW) on Thursday appealed the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decision to support union representation for workers at the VW plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The United Automobile Workers (UAW) in December won the right to represent 160 of the plant’s 1,500 workers and planned to negotiate wages and benefits with VW. The [...]

In a press release Friday a UN rights expert expressed on-going concerns for the safety of persons with albinism in Mozambique, while at the same time recognizing that the nation had taken successful steps to improve conditions. Specifically, the UN commended the Mozambique government in its work toward preempting and prosecuting crimes committed against persons [...]

The Ohio Democratic Party filed an emergency appeal with the US Supreme Court Thursday to stay a federal court ruling that eliminated the state’s early voting period, known as the “Golden Week,” which would allow voters to register and vote on the same day. Golden Week is the first five days of a 35-day early-in-person [...]