A Venezuelan judge whose arrest has sparked international condemnation had her day in court postponed yet again. Maria Lourdes Afiuni was arrested in 2009 after then-President Hugo Chavez objected to her decision to free a banker awaiting trial on charges … Continue reading →

The governor of the US state of Missouri has activated the state’s National Guard in anticipation of a grand jury decision over the killing of an unarmed black teenager. In a statement, Jay Nixon said the guard will “support law … Continue reading →