‘Despicable’ – Women seethe over Mexican leader’s wobbly response to violence
[ad_1] MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s president sells himself as lifelong champion of the rights of women, who he calls “more honest” than men. To…
Fundamental Rights / Civil Liberties
Ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib comes at a cost for Turkey’s Erdogan
[ad_1] ANKARA (Reuters) – Days before he flew to Moscow to strike a ceasefire deal with Russia to halt fighting in Syria’s Idlib, Turkish President…
House panel seeks rehearing over White House counsel subpoena fight
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: White House Counsel Don McGahn listens during the confirmation hearing for U.S. Supreme Court nominee judge Brett Kavanaugh on Capitol Hill in…
House panel seeks rehearing over White House counsel subpoena fight
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: White House Counsel Don McGahn listens during the confirmation hearing for U.S. Supreme Court nominee judge Brett Kavanaugh on Capitol Hill in…
For special-needs kids, New Jersey rabbi offers chance of a ‘LifeTown’
[ad_1] LIVINGSTON, N.J. (Reuters) – Looking out of his office window, Rabbi Zalman Grossbaum finds it hard to get work done as he watches kids…
Trump says he will block U.S. funds to ‘sanctuary’ jurisdictions
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would withhold money from so-called sanctuary jurisdictions after a U.S. court ruled that his…
Democratic U.S. Senator Schumer expresses regret for Supreme Court comments
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Chuck Schumer, the top U.S. Senate Democrat, expressed regret on Thursday for remarks he made a day earlier that two Supreme…
Princess Haya: I feared Dubai ruler would abduct my kids
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Jordanian Princess Haya bint al-Hussein told London’s High Court that she feared her former husband, the ruler of Dubai, would abduct…
U.S. Supreme court halts execution for Alabama man convicted of killing three police officers
[ad_1] (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday halted the execution of an Alabama man just minutes before he was due to be put…
U.S. legislation targets online child sexual abuse; threatens encryption on Facebook, Google
[ad_1] WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on the powerful judiciary committee on Thursday introduced a bill aimed at curbing online…
U.S. sanctions Nicaragua police force over ‘violent repression’
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega (L) speaks during the oath of the Commander in Chief of the Nicaraguan army General Julio Cesar, at…
U.S. legislation targets online child sexual abuse; threatens encryption on Facebook, Google
[ad_1] WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on the powerful judiciary committee on Thursday introduced a bill aimed at curbing online…