The Texas Supreme Court on Friday reversed its previous 8-1 decision , choosing to review a lower court ruling in which that court held cities are required to offer the same benefits to same-sex spouses of employees as to opposite-sex spouses. Texas Republicans, who pushed the Supreme Court to this decision, hope that this decision [...]

The Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, on Friday ruled that the South Korean government had broken the law by detaining prostitutes serving American soldiers and forcefully treating them for venereal diseases. The court ordered the government to pay the equivalent of $4,240 in compensation for physical and psychological damage to each of 57 [...]

A Belgian court on Friday ordered the arrest of former Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel, Tzipi Livni , when she disembarks the plane on her scheduled trip to Belgium. Livni is accused of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity during her time as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2006-2009. She oversaw the [...]

The Turkish Parliament on Saturday approved a plan which, if approved by vote later this year, would increase presidential power within the country and would allow President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to stay in office until 2029. The referendum acquired 339 votes, nine more than required, to go to a public vote. Among the new powers [...]

According to a US prosecutor, the US asked South Korea to arrest Ban Ki-sang, brother of former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon , for his involvement in a bribery scheme to sell a Vietnamese building complex. Specifically, Ban Ki-sang was allegedly involved in bribing a Middle East nation official in a scheme to facilitate the [...]

Technology giant Apple filed suit against Qualcomm on Friday seeking $1 billion in damages, alleging that the chip manufacturer demanded unfair terms for use of its technology. In a statement , Apple alleged that Qualcomm, despite being only one of many manufacturers involved in the production of Apple’s iPhone, insisted on onerous and allegedly illegal [...]

US President Donald Trump on Friday, only hours after being sworn in, signed an executive order aimed at repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The order commands government agencies to “waive, defer, grant exemptions from or delay implementation of any provision or requirement” to avoid costs to individuals, insurers, health care providers and others. Trump [...]

US District Court Judge Sam Sparks issued a temporary restraining order on Thursday to halt Texas’ plan to cut Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood . The cut, which was due to take effect January 21, is now delayed until February 21. Sparks issued the delay to give the court time to consider the “mountain of [...]

UN Independent Expert Mohammed Ayat on Friday described some of the challenges that Cote d’Ivoire, or the Ivory Coast, must face as the UN Operation in Cote d’Ivoire (UNOCI) withdraws from the country. Ayat made mention of recent incidents of strikes, school violence and mutinies, stressing that the demands of these groups must be “expressed [...]

Croatian police are forcing those seeking asylum in Croatia back to Serbia in violation of EU policy, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Friday. According to those interviewed by HRW, after being detained by Croatian officials they were denied the right to lodge based on the need for asylum. Some were assaulted and their personal [...]