Tag: National governments
Guatemala’s top court refuses to seat female justice
GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemala’s Congress refused to swear in a crusading female judge to the nation’s highest court Tuesday, a move the United States...
US urges Lebanese leaders to break political impasse
BEIRUT — A senior U.S. official on Wednesday berated Lebanese politicians for fighting over the formation of a new government for months while millions...
Greece, Libya to discuss delineating maritime boundaries
ATHENS, Greece — Greece and Libya are to discuss delineating maritime boundaries in the Mediterranean, the Greek prime minister's office said Wednesday after a...
French high court clears cardinal of abuse cover-up claims
LYON, France — France's highest court confirmed on Wednesday that the former archbishop of Lyon, Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, did not cover up the sexual...
Amazon claims social network Parler trying to conceal owners
SEATTLE — Amazon has accused Parler, the social network known as a conservative alternative to Twitter, of trying to conceal its ownership amid a...
US women soccer players appeal decision against equal pay
SAN FRANCISCO — Players on the women’s national soccer team have asked a federal appeals court to overturn a lower court decision throwing out...
California lifts COVID-19 limits on indoor worship services
LOS ANGELES — California on Monday lifted its limits on indoor worship services in the face of U.S. Supreme Court rulings that struck down...
Joe West awarded $500,000 in damages against Paul Lo Duca
NEW YORK — Major league umpire Joe West was awarded $500,000 in damages plus interest dating to July 8 in a defamation suit against...
Michigan police shocked by convicted murderer’s release
DETROIT — A Detroit-area man who was convicted of killing his first wife and whose second wife died under suspicious circumstances was granted an...
Ex-officer appeals 20-year sentence for killing Black man
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A former South Carolina police officer serving 20 years in prison for killing an unarmed Black man who was running away...