Hong Kong Faces Resistance with Beijing-Backed Election PlanHong Kong's government unveiled election reform proposals Wednesday, setting the stage for another round of confrontation with pro-democracy activists and lawmakers opposed to Beijing-mandated restrictions on candidates for the city's top job.
EU Charges Russia's Gazprom Gas Giant with Market AbuseThe European Union on Wednesday charged Russia's state-controlled Gazprom energy giant of abusing its dominant position in central and eastern EU nations in an antitrust case that will further test tense relations between Brussels and Moscow.
Privacy Advocates Seek More Openness on NSA SurveillanceAs Congress considers whether to extend the life of a program that sweeps up American phone records, privacy advocates and civil liberties groups say too much about government surveillance remains secret for the public to fully evaluate the program's reach …
Italy: UN Presence in Niger, Sudan Can Help Migrant CrisisItaly pressed the European Union on Wednesday to devise concrete, robust steps to stop the deadly tide of migrants on smugglers' boats in the Mediterranean, including considering military intervention against traffickers and strengthening the presence of U.N. refugee offices in …
Obama AG Nominee Loretta Lynch Heads for Vote After 5 MonthsPresident Barack Obama's long-stalled nominee for attorney general, federal prosecutor Loretta Lynch, is on her way to a confirmation vote after senators extricated themselves Tuesday from a partisan dispute over abortion that had stood in her way.
State Fights Execution Drug Disclosure While Compensating Wrongfully ConvictedAt the same time the State of Mississippi continues fighting the release of details about where it gets drugs used in executions, Mississippi taxpayers will have to compensate people wrongfully convicted and incarcerated, including several who were sentenced to death.
UNHCR: Weekend Shipwreck Deadliest Ever in MediterraneanThe United Nations refugee agency said Tuesday that it believes more than 800 people drowned when a boat packed with migrants trying to reach Europe sank on Saturday, making it the worst such incident ever in the Mediterranean.
Court Sentences Ousted Egypt President to 20 Years in PrisonAn Egyptian criminal court on Tuesday sentenced ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi to 20 years in prison on charges linked to the killing of protesters in 2012, the first verdict to be issued against the country's first freely elected leader.
Lawyer: No Answer on Why Man Who Died in Custody was StoppedThe lawyer for the family of Freddie Gray, a black man who died of spinal injuries during an arrest in Baltimore, said he believes the police had no reason to stop the man in the first place.
Deadlines Set in Dispute Over School Funding InitiativesAttorneys have until next week to submit arguments in a legal dispute about school funding initiatives on the November ballot. The Mississippi Supreme Court on Friday set an April 24 deadline for attorneys to file briefs about whether justices should …
Glenn BoyceThe College Board is naming former Holmes County Community College President Glenn Boyce as permanent state higher education commissioner.
The aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon spill is about much more than shimmering blue and emerald water. And it's not as pretty a picture—nor is it as clear.
At the same time the State of Mississippi continues fighting the release of details about where it gets drugs used in executions, Mississippi taxpayers will have to compensate people wrongfully convicted and incarcerated, including several who were sentenced to death.
The College Board is naming former Holmes County Community College President Glenn Boyce as permanent state higher education commissioner.