January 15, 2019 Laurent Gbagbo, former Ivory Coast leader, acquitted of crimes against humanity at The Hague The first former head of state to go on trial at the International Criminal Court in The Hague was acquitted on crimes against humanity
November 19, 2018 Former FBI Deputy Director Buck Revell: Don’t hand over Interpol to Russia Imagine putting a key international law enforcement agency in the hands of one of the top international law abusers.
November 16, 2018 Woman refuses to hold escalator handrail, case to be heard in Supreme Court of Canada The Supreme Court of Canada agreed on Thursday to hear a case of a woman arrested and ticketed for refusing to hold an escalator handrail at a subway station.
January 12, 2017 Agents shocked as cartel boss involved in torture death of DEA colleague slips away Mexican and U.S. authorities are scrambling to find a 60-year-old former drug lord -- who was behind the brutal killing of an American agent nearly two decades ago -- following his recent, and unexpected, release from a Mexican prison.
April 28, 2016 UN Syria envoy to start talks in Geneva without opposition A U.N. official said Syrian peace talks will begin in Geneva as planned Friday, despite an ongoing boycott by the main Syrian opposition group which continues to stay away pending assurances from the U.N. chief on the implementation of Security Council resolutions related to humanitarian issues.
April 21, 2016 Snowden seeks legal guarantee to receive prize in Norway A Norwegian law firm says it has filed a lawsuit asking an Oslo court to ensure that Edward Snowden can travel to Norway to receive an award without risk of being extradited to the United States.
December 20, 2015 Dozens of expelled Nazis reportedly paid millions in Social Security Dozens of suspected Nazi war criminals and SS guards collected millions of dollars in Social Security payments after being forced out of the United States.
December 20, 2015 US levies sanctions against 12 Russians The U.S. is imposing sanctions against 12 Russians under a law named after Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, who alleged in 2008 that organized criminals colluded with a Russian government official to claim a fraudulent $230 million tax rebate.
December 20, 2015 DHS allows German home-schooling family to stay in US A German home-schooling family facing deportation following the Supreme Court’s refusal to hear their appeal is being allowed to stay in the U.S.
November 2, 2015 Judge slaps down U.N. on sex crimes reporting The United Nations’ suspension of a top human rights official who passed evidence to French authorities of rape and sexual abuse of starving children in the Central African Republic by French and African troops last year was unlawful, a U.N. judge has ruled.
