European Court Rules British Prisoners Must Be Granted Voting Rights
Prime Minister David Cameron has said in the past that the thought of inmates voting made him “physically ill."
View ArticleStudent Protests in Montreal Turn Violent On 100th Day Of Protests Against...
Thousands of university students in Montreal marked the 100th day of protests against tuition hikes Tuesday, joined by lawyers and labor unions, following the Quebec provincial government's passing of...
View ArticleThe Veiled Plight Of The European Roma: New Report Calls For End To...
For centuries, the Roma people have been marginalized and misunderstood by their European neighbors. A new report by the European Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) sheds light on this age-old human...
View ArticleWikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Loses Appeal against Extradition to Sweden...
Supreme Court rules in favour of European Arrest Warrant lodged by Swedish prosecutor against Assange.
View ArticleGoogle: government requests to censor content "alarming"
Google has received more than 1,000 requests from authorities to take down content from its search results or YouTube video in the last six months of 2011, the company said on Monday, denouncing what...
View ArticleGerman Court Criminalises Circumcision, Muslims and Jews Up in Arms
The case had come up in a court in Cologne when the circumcision case of a four-year-old Muslim boy became complicated.
View ArticleFacing Popular Revolt, Europe Rejects Treaty To Fight Copyright Infringement
The European Parliament rejected Wednesday the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, or ACTA, an international treaty that aims to standardize intellectual property and copyright enforcement efforts...
View ArticleRelatives Of Americans Killed In Drone Strikes Sue Obama Administration
Relatives of U.S. citizens killed by drone strikes in Yemen have filed a lawsuit against senior members of the Obama administration, the latest legal challenge to the president's aggressive use of...
View ArticleFrance Evicts Roma, Again: Public Safety, Or Political Scheme?
Evicting one of Europe's most marginalized groups may help Francois Hollande get back in France's good graces.
View ArticleViolence on North-East People: Other Target Attacks Across India
In a rather shameful paradox on the day India celebrated its 66th Independence Day people from the northern region began fleeing Bangalore city over concerns for their safety.
View ArticlePlus Ça Change: France Opens Jobs To Roma People After Destroying Their...
France will abandon some of its discriminatory policies against Roma immigrants and give them greater access to the French job market.
View ArticleNarendra Modi Takes Dig at Congress Over TV Channel Ban
BJP strong man Narendra Modi on Sunday condemned the Congress for mismanaging the country and for banning a local television channel from covering its events.
View ArticleShould Restrict RTI If Threat to Privacy: Manmohan
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed concerns over Right to Information Act (RTI) possibly turning into a Frankenstein's monster by violating other fundamental rights of the constitution.
View ArticleThe Innocent Prophet: Anti-Islam Activist Imran Firasat Faces Deportation...
If deported to home country Pakistan, Firasat could face death penalty.
View ArticleGovernment's Haste to Pronounce Justice After Gang Rape Causes Concern...
It's no surprise the Indian street wants faster, harsher justice for sexual crimes after a horrific gang rape that rocked the nation, but some activists worry the government will trample fundamental...
View ArticleMid Staffordshire Report: Change Needed at NHS ‘on Every Level’
Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust put finances before patients' health, says damning report.
View ArticleMid Staffordshire Scandal: Families Call for NHS Resignations at the Top
NHS chief executive David Nicholson and Royal College of Nursing's Peter Carter must go, say patients' families.
View ArticleInsight - In Spain, banks buck calls for mortgage law reform
For more than a century, Spanish law has determined that if a person borrows money to buy a home, they can only be freed of the debt when it is repaid. Even in death, the debt is not cancelled. As the...
View ArticleHungary's ruling party to change constitution despite protests
Hungary's ruling party is set to push through changes to the constitution on Monday that critics say will curb democratic rights, despite warnings from European leaders and a protest by thousands of...
View ArticleItalian Marines Accused Of Killing Fishermen To Return To India On Friday
Two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen while on anti-piracy duty will return to India on Friday, the Italian government said.
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