But foreign and domestic political factors were at play, as well. Cuban President Fidel Castro, who backed Puerto Rican ...

The United Nations General Assembly adopted today a new convention to prevent and combat cybercrime, concluding a five-year negotiation process. The UN Convention against Cybercrime aims to prevent ...

Rato, who had already spent two years in prison over a separate embezzlement case during his tenure as chairman of Spanish lender Bankia, has denied any wrongdoing throughout the nine-year probe.

Under Article 19 of the Charter of the United Nations, a Member State in arrears in the payment of its dues in an amount that equals or exceeds the contributions due for two preceding years can ...

New Jersey Governor Pardons 33 and Commutes 3 Sentences, Including Case Supported by Kim Kardashian TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday pardoned 33 people and ...

Iranian women and girls now face prison terms of up to 15 years and possible death sentences for failing to wear a hijab, through a new strict law on religious dress and behaviour that was due to take ...

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday reiterated the need for accountability for post-electoral violence in Venezuela and alleged excessive use of force during protests that left at ...

US President Joe Biden has issued presidential pardons to 39 Americans convicted of non-violent crimes, and commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 others, including several convicted of multi ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, during a visit in Pretoria, South Africa ...

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and is pardoning ...