JAN
27
2015

Thailand to recognize ´third gender´ in new constitution: panel

Thailand´s constitution will include the term "third gender" for the first time, a member of a panel drafting a new charter said on Thursday.

JAN
27
2015

Fidel Castro Appears To Lend Support To Cuba Talks With US

Retired Cuban leader Fidel Castro on Monday appeared to lend his support to Cuba´s talks with the United States with a statement that addressed his longtime adversary for the first time since Cuba and the United States announced on Dec. 17 they would restore diplomatic ties.

JAN
27
2015

Greece´s first radical left prime minister sworn in

Tieless and eschewing the traditional religious swearing-in ceremony, but with a surprise coalition deal in the bag and a sanguine international reception.

JAN
27
2015

France court convicts 3 people for anti-gay Twitter posts

A criminal court in Paris convicted three people of hate crimes on Tuesday for tweeting homophobic messages on the social media site Twitter.

JAN
27
2015

C.I.A. Officer Is Found Guilty in Leak Tied to Times Reporter

Jeffrey A. Sterling, a former Central Intelligence Agency officer, was convicted of espionage Monday on charges that he told a reporter for The New York Times about a secret operation to disrupt Iran’s nuclear program.

JAN
27
2015

Turkish court orders Facebook pages blocked

Turkish court orders Facebook pages ´insulting´ prophet to be blocked

JAN
27
2015

Former Apple CEO who ´fired Steve Jobs´ accused of hiding $25million from his ex-wife when they divorced

A former Apple CEO who allegedly fired Steve Jobs in the 1980s from the company he founded has been accused of hiding his fortune during a divorce battle.

JAN
26
2015

Woman whose Facebook profile was stolen by the DEA wins $134,000 compensation from government

The Justice Department has reached a $134,000 settlement with a New York woman after federal drug agents used information from her cellphone to set up a fake Facebook page in her identity.

JAN
26
2015

Federal judge strikes down Alabama gay marriage ban

A federal judge struck down Alabama´s ban on gay marriage as unconstitutional on Friday, clearing the way for the conservative Southern state to become the 37th U.S. state where gay marriage is legal.

JAN
26
2015

WikiLeaks demands answers after Google hands staff emails to US government

Google took almost three years to disclose to the open information group WikiLeaks that it had handed over emails and other digital data belonging to three of its staffers to the US government

JAN
26
2015

Ten go on trial in France for ´exploiting´ frail L´Oreal heiress

Ten people close to France´s richest woman Liliane Bettencourt go on trial Monday charged with exploiting the frail L´Oreal heiress in an explosive drama that began with a family feud and put a president in the court´s crosshairs.

JAN
26
2015

British lawmakers demand freeze on fracking

A committee of British lawmakers demanded a national moratorium on fracking due to environmental concerns on Monday, ahead of a crucial vote intended to boost the shale gas industry.

JAN
26
2015

Greek shares slump after anti-austerity party wins vote

Top Greek shares slumped more than 5 percent at the open on Monday after Greece´s Syriza party promised to roll back austerity measures in the wake of its victory in a snap election.

JAN
26
2015

Israeli court orders state to raze West Bank outpost

Israel´s supreme court has ordered Israeli authorities to demolish one of the oldest and most contentious Jewish settlement outposts in the West Bank.

JAN
26
2015

Germany halts arms exports to Saudi Arabia

Germany has decided to stop arms exports to Saudi Arabia because of "instability in the region," German daily Bild reported on Sunday.

JAN
26
2015

Angelina Jolie in Iraq, says more needed for Iraq and Syria refugees

Actress Angelina Jolie, the special envoy for the United Nations Refugee Agency, UNHCR, appealed Sunday for urgent funding to assist more than three million displaced Iraqis and Syrians living in dire conditions in northern Iraq.

JAN
26
2015

With Ukraine Clashes Widening, Obama Vows More Pressure on Russia

Russia is under increasing pressure from world leaders to help stop the violence in Ukraine, where fighting spread along the front line between government troops and pro-Russian rebels.

JAN
23
2015

China’s Biggest Law Firm Nears Deal With Dentons

The largest law firm in mainland China has struck a deal to combine forces with Dentons, an expansion-minded global law firm, a novel tie-up that could signal a growing desire by Chinese officials.

JAN
23
2015

McDonald´s workers sue over racial discrimination

Ten former McDonald´s workers on Thursday filed a civil rights lawsuit against the fast-food giant — alleging racism and sexual harassment — in a case almost certain to test just how responsible McDonald´s is for the actions of its franchisees.

JAN
23
2015

Obama says hopes Supreme Court rules in favor of gay marriage

U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday he hoped the Supreme Court would issue a ruling that would prevent states from banning gay marriage

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