MAY
28
2014

Edward Snowden says he was trained ´as a spy´

In an advance excerpt of his interview in Moscow with "NBC Nightly News" that aired on Tuesday, Snowden rejected comments by critics that he was a low-level analyst.

MAY
28
2014

Thai ministry says blocks Facebook to stem anti-coup criticism

"We have blocked Facebook temporarily and tomorrow we will call a meeting with other social media, like Twitter and Instagram, to ask for cooperation from them."

MAY
28
2014

China officials sentence 55 in public rally

China leadership seeks to ease public concerns and maintain stability in light of recent violence.

MAY
28
2014

Leaders agree to review EU agenda at Brussels summit

He was speaking after a meeting in Brussels to discuss big election gains by populist and far-right parties.

MAY
27
2014

California senate committee approves bill requiring warning labels for sugary drinks

The warning label required by the bill reads: "STATE OF CALIFORNIA SAFETY WARNING: Drinking beverages with added sugar(s) contributes to obesity, diabetes, and tooth decay."

MAY
27
2014

US judge allows force feeding of Guantanamo prisoner to continue

In the order, US District Judge Gladys Kessler said that she would not reissue a recent temporary order that stopped the military from force feeding prisoner Abu Wa´el Dhiab due to his rapidly deteriorating condition.

MAY
27
2014

Poroshenko claims Ukraine presidency

While announcing his victory, Poroshenko vowed to forge closer links with the EU, but his first priority is to travel to Ukraine´s eastern regions to end "war and chaos" caused by armed pro-Russian separatists.

MAY
27
2014

HRW: Migrants in Yemen being held in detention camps

The report, entitled "´Yemen´s Torture Camps´: Abuse of Migrants by Human Traffickers in a Climate of Immunity," calls for the Yemeni government to investigate and prosecute those involved.

MAY
26
2014

New Ukraine president Petro Poroshenko vows to stop war

In an impromptu victory speech after an official exit poll showed his convincing first-round win, Poroshenko praised the record turnout and reiterated the pledge that his first official trip would be to conflict-riven eastern Ukraine.

MAY
26
2014

European elections results 2014: Farage and Ukip top poll as Europe swings to the right

The anti-EU party dramatically built on its success in the local elections in England last Thursday when the results of the Euro poll on the same day were announced.

MAY
26
2014

Lobbying powerhouse Patton Boggs to merge with global law firm

The tie-up will create a roughly 1,600-lawyer firm—to be called Squire Patton Boggs—with 45 offices around the world. The merger is expected to take effect by June 1, according to both firms, which disclosed the voting results to their partners on Friday.

MAY
26
2014

Final word on U.S. law isn’t: Supreme Court keeps editing

The court can act quickly, as when Justice Antonin Scalia last month corrected an embarrassing error in a dissent in a case involving the Environmental Protection Agency.

MAY
23
2014

Forced labor generating $150 billion in profits yearly

The figure is based on data published by ILO in 2012, estimating that 21 million people, more than half of them women and girls, are victims of forced private labor with two-thirds of all profits made from sexual exploitation.

MAY
23
2014

US House passes bill on NSA bulk data sweep

The USA Freedom Act would mean that kind of data remains largely in the hands of phone companies.

MAY
22
2014

U.S. - Louisiana legislature approves restrictive abortion bill

If the bill becomes law, it will likely shut down three of the state´s five abortion clinics.

MAY
22
2014

U.S. - Pennsylvania governor won´t appeal same-sex marriage ruling

Corbett stated that the ruling, authored by Judge John Jones E. Jones III, goes against his political and religious beliefs.

MAY
22
2014

Google beats Apple as brandZ most valuable global brand

Apple slipped to the No. 2 overall spot with a 20 percent decline in brand value to $148 billion, while competing tech brand Samsung increased 21 percent to $25.9 billion.

MAY
22
2014

Law firm partner wins whistle-blower case at U.K. Supreme Court

The Supreme Court said in a ruling today that tens of thousands of professionals in partnerships were protected by the rules.

MAY
21
2014

US Supreme Court justice issues order halting Missouri execution

According to an affidavit from Dr. Joel B. Zivot, an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Bucklew suffers from numerous congenital health conditions that put him at high risk of choking or suffocating during an execution.

MAY
21
2014

Egypt court sentences Mubarak to 3 years for embezzlement

The court sentenced Mubarak to three years in prison. His sons, Gamal and Alaa, were sentenced to four years in prison for their role in the embezzling scheme.

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