DHAKA, Bangladesh — An anticorruption court in Dhaka, the capital, issued an arrest warrant on Wednesday for the opposition leader in Bangladesh, former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, in a move…
That’s what Chinese activists are saying in a petition issued this week that calls for the cancellation of China’s annual Lunar New Year Gala, a state TV extravaganza viewed last…
The case dates back to November 2013 when the controversial protest law was issued by the government. Dozens demonstrated against the military trial of civilians outside the Shoura Council where…
The order applied only to that couple, and “any additional licenses issued to same-sex couples also must be court ordered,” Debeauvoir’s office said in a statement. Texas’ ban on same-sex…
Japan has issued a tsunami advisory after a magnitude-6.9 earthquake struck off its northeastern coast. The quake struck shortly after 8 a.m. Japan time Tuesday at a depth of about…
Fed up with the more than 4 feet of snow their region has gotten this winter, police issued a tongue-in-cheek arrest warrant for the notorious whistlepig. – Punxsutawney Phil: Six…
In 2007 Sibelius issued an order expanding workplace protections to include lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees of the state. – “If you work for the state and have felt…
The parents of Kayla Mueller, the American aid worker abducted in 2013 by the Islamic State, issued a statement Tuesday confirming her death, four days after the militant group claimed…
Experts issued winter storm warnings across upstate New York, northern Connecticut, northern Rhode Island and the greater Boston area. “Snow accumulations of 10 to 20 inches, possibly up to 24…
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency issued comments on the State Department’s environmental analysis of the Keystone XL pipeline, stating that development of the Canadian oil sands “represents a significant…
President Barack Obama issued an executive order on Friday directing federal, state and local agencies to incorporate projections for sea level rise in planning and construction along the coasts. –…
Perry’s attorneys had sought to have the two criminal charges — coercion of a public official and abuse of official capacity — against him thrown out on constitutional grounds, their second failed…
I first heard about the M9 in 1985, when the Army first issued it to replace its previous gun the Colt M1911, reminding me of my grandfather who served in…
READ: Reid returns to work but will skip the SOTU “Sen. Reid is expected to be released from the hospital quickly following the surgery but under doctor’s orders to minimize…
President Barack Obama issued a strong statement Wednesday in opposition to the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizen’s United decision, a ruling he believes “has caused real harm to our democracy.” –…
A controversial new study from Denmark shows a link between circumcision and autism, although experts differ sharply over what to make of it. For the study, published online Jan. 8,…
It’s not the first time ISIS has made such a threat. NYPD employees were told to “remain alert and consider tactics at all times while on patrol,” especially in light…