DEC
29
2015

China passes first domestic violence law, gay couples excluded

Of the cases reported last year, almost 90 percent involved abuse by husbands of their wives.

DEC
29
2015

Apple asks court to make Samsung pay $180 mlls more in patent dispute

In court papers filed, Apple Inc said Samsung Electronics Co Ltd owes nearly $180 million in supplemental damages and interest.

DEC
29
2015

E-cigarette restrictions ´would not break EU law´, advocate general says

Manufacturers say EU rulings limiting advertising and strengths of electronic cigarettes, due next year, will damage industry

DEC
29
2015

Poland´s government carries through on threat to constitutional court

Law to curb power of top court ´is end of democracy in Poland´

DEC
28
2015

China passes controversial counter-terrorism law

The law has attracted deep concern in Western capitals, not only because of worries it could violate human rights such as freedom of speech

DEC
22
2015

Pu Zhiqiang given three-year suspended sentence

Free speech champion found guilty of ‘inciting ethnic hatred’ is released into some form of house arrest after unexpected ruling.

DEC
22
2015

FDA overturns 30-year ban on blood donations by gay men

They can now donate 12 months after their last sexual contact with another man.

DEC
22
2015

Nicolas Cage returns stolen dinosaur skull to Mongolia

The Oscar-winning actor bought the Tyrannosaurus bataar skull in 2007, unaware it had been stolen.

DEC
22
2015

Gibraltar court awards Chevron $28 million in damages

Gibraltar´s highest court ruled against a company that was set up to receive and distribute funds resulting from a judgment against Chevron in Ecuador.

DEC
21
2015

Lobbyists Shield a Tax Loophole That Is Worth $1 Billion

As congressional leaders were hastily braiding together a tax and spending bill of more than 2,000 pages, lobbyists swooped in to add 54 words that temporarily preserved a loophole sought by the hotel, restaurant and gambling industries.

DEC
21
2015

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini Are Barred From Soccer for 8 Years

The suspensions were imposed by the independent ethics committee of FIFA, soccer’s international governing body.

DEC
18
2015

IMF chief Lagarde to stand negligence trial in France

She was finance minister in President Nicolas Sarkozy´s government at the time of the compensation award to Bernard Tapie for the sale of a firm.

DEC
17
2015

EU Data-Privacy Law Raises Daunting Prospects for U.S. Companies

Sweeping digital-privacy regime runs counter to practices that have become commonplace in the U.S.

DEC
17
2015

Japan high court upholds law requiring married couples to share surname

The court held that the law was not discriminatory because the law allows the couples to choose which surname to use.

DEC
16
2015

Putin signs law allowing Russia to overturn rulings of international rights courts

Putin signs law allowing Russia to overturn rulings of international rights courts.

DEC
16
2015

EU Officials Reach Agreement on Text of New Privacy Law

Deal on EU privacy law caps four years of haggling, lobbying.

DEC
15
2015

Samsung appeals Apple patent ´windfall´ ruling to U.S. Supreme Court

Samsung´s petition must first be accepted for review by the Supreme Court. It is the latest step in a long-running patent lawsuit between the rival companies that epitomized the global smartphone wars.

DEC
14
2015

Saudi Arabia: First women councillors elected

At least four women were elected in Mecca, Jawf and Tabuk.

DEC
14
2015

Tech Firms Gird for New EU Privacy Law

The new law is expected to be signed Tuesday, and will tighten privacy protections for online users.

DEC
11
2015

Fiat Chrysler Fined $70 Million on Safety-Reporting Lapses

The penalty wraps up a second major investigation of Fiat Chrysler by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration this year.

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