Eric and Raquel live in Brazil´s biggest city, Sao Paulo, but although their schools are just 40km (25 miles) apart, there is a world of difference in the education they are getting.
Three U.S. senators introduced legislation Monday to specifically ban so-called "crush videos" -- depictions of small animals being tortured to death by humans.
Three days after a court ruled he had violated the constitution, Kosovan President Fatmir Sejdiu has resigned, leaving his country without a head of state in the run-up to critical negotiations with Serbia.
Forbes released its annual list of the 400 wealthiest Americans last week and according to our painstaking analysis, 37 of those who made the cut are law school graduates.
Disgruntled students, employees and shareholders have filed a flurry of lawsuits against for-profit colleges since a federal investigation last month found deceptive practices at 15 campuses.
When managing partners of law firms large and small gathered in the same room last week at Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler, the inevitable question arose: Will business get any better?
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has welcomed French first lady Carla Bruni to make a personal appeal to the parliament for humanitarian aid.
A federal magistrate judge in Utah has blocked Winston & Strawn from representing Pfizer Inc. in a $1 billion lawsuit brought by Brigham Young University because of a conflict of interest.
Agents with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation have arrested a Columbus criminal defense lawyer who was acquitted last year of federal money laundering charges, charging him with eight felony counts of drug distribution for giving 11 prescription pills over a two-month period last summer to a friend who turned out to be an undercover informant.
Hamburg airport on Monday began a six-month test of full-body scanners to screen passengers for potentially dangerous objects. But the invasive searches have stirred privacy concerns.
As we mark the UN´s World Tourism Day today we shall be looking to celebrate the role played by tourism in encouraging and revitalising local cultures and traditions.
David Beckham is taking legal action against a US magazine that published allegations about his private life.
A San Diego judge has been charged with willful misconduct for allegedly videotaping courtroom proceedings to promote herself for a role on a TV show starring a judge.
Aafia Siddiqui, the female Pakistani scientist convicted of attempting to kill US military personnel, has been sentenced to 86 years in prison.
Alcohol should be served far more often in plastic glasses and bottles to reduce the injury toll from violent attacks, says a researcher.
Britain´s 100 biggest law firms increased their quarterly revenue by an average of 5 percent amid continued "uncertainty" about the economy, according to a survey.
The Obama administration has revived the intent of a Clinton-era executive order that directed federal agencies to make "environmental justice" part of their missions.
A 30-year-old Florida law that prohibits adoption by gay men and lesbians is unconstitutional, a state appeals court ruled on Wednesday, and the state´s governor said the law would not be enforced pending a decision on whether to appeal.
A report by three UN-appointed human rights experts has said that Israeli forces violated international law when they raided a Gaza-bound aid flotilla killing nine activists earlier this year.
Romanian authorities have detained a man suspected of committing cyber fraud worth $3 million against the company eBay Inc.
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