OCT
8
2013

Argentina´s Standoff with creditors moves to next stage

Argentina likely will have another opportunity to petition the Supreme Court because a related appeal in the case is still pending before the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York.

OCT
8
2013

Greece court finds former defense minister guilty of corruption

The court also rendered guilty verdicts against 16 of Tsochatzopoulos´s co-defendants, including his wife, ex-wife and daughter.

OCT
8
2013

France: Sarkozy campaign funds fraud allegations dropped

In April French authorities opened a judicial investigation into allegations that Sarkozy accepted illicit funds from former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

OCT
8
2013

Saudi Arabia permits first women lawyers to practice law

Women with law degrees had been able to work as legal consultants but were banned from practicing law in courtrooms or operating law firms.

OCT
7
2013

Disarmament experts begin evaluation of Syria chemical weapons arsenal

The Syrian Civil War has been ongoing since 2011 when opposition groups first began protesting the regime of Bashar al-Assad.

OCT
7
2013

Obama signs law extending application period for immigration status to Iraqi aides

The original bill allowing Iraqis to apply for this status expired last week, but passage of H.R. 3233 extends the time of application to the first three months of fiscal year 2014.

OCT
7
2013

U.S.: California governor signs comprehensive immigration legislation into law

Earlier this week Brown signed a bill allowing immigrants who are in the country illegally to obtain driver´s licenses in California.

OCT
7
2013
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7
2013
OCT
4
2013

U.S.: California governor signs law prohibiting state assistance with indefinite detention

California Governor Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed into law a bill that prohibits state employees and agencies, as well as law enforcement and the California National Guard, from providing support for the indefinite detention of a person within California.

OCT
4
2013

Turkish protests resulted in large scale human rights violations: AI

Amnesty International released a report on Wednesday accusing Turkish authorities of committing human rights violations during the government´s attempt to quell protests in Gezi Park in Istanbul this summer.

OCT
4
2013

France Proposes Law Forbidding Book Discounts on Web

The bill, approved unanimously by France´s lower house of parliament, would effectively force online booksellers to sell at higher prices than brick-and-mortar stores.

OCT
4
2013

Pakistan government drops plans to reinstate death penalty

There had been a moratorium on the death penalty since 2008, but the ban ended on June 30. More than 8,000 prisoners are on death row, and two militants were scheduled to be executed in August.

OCT
4
2013

US shutdown: Barack Obama warns of default danger

The US government has partially closed after Congress failed to agree a budget and will run out of cash on 17 October unless its debt ceiling is raised.

OCT
3
2013
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3
2013
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3
2013
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3
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3
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2
2013
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