An investigative report published by independent news organization Mother Jones said most federal judges are not keen to consider piracy claims based on computer Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, which are often used as proof to identify potential thefts.
A church official earlier told local reporters that conviction of Vatican priests and representatives in countries like the Dominican Republic over sexual abuse charges could be a bit difficult given their diplomatic statuses as church emissaries.
A researcher on gay rights told Bloomberg that the recent laws passed by some African regions were, sadly, tactics to deviate to more pressing economic and governance issues.
The Guardian said in a report that North Korea under leader Kim Jong-un refused to acknowledge the actions and the results of the investigation launched by a UN commission to review the reported human rights abuses against its citizens.
