Sudan leaders reach agreement on southern independence referendum
Sudanese leaders reached an agreement Sunday for a referendum on independence for the south. The agreement was reached between the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) of President Omar al-Bashir and the Sudan...
Sudan political parties accuse each other of voter fraud ahead of 2010 elections
Rival political parties in Sudan have accused each other of fraud, torture, intimidation, and sabotage as voters began registering Sunday for the first democratic multi-party elections in almost a quarter of a century, slated for April...
Europe rights court rules 2001 Italian G8 summit death probe inadequate
The European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday that Italy was negligent in completing an accurate investigation of the death of a protester at the 2001 G8 summit in Genoa . The...
The Japanese Diet has passed an anti-piracy law, authorizing the government to dispatch forces to combat pirate attacks against commercial vessels. The law, passed by the House of Representatives Friday, allows the...
Kenya prosecutors charge suspected Somali pirates captured by US
Kenyan prosecutors have charged 17 Somalis with piracy . The men, arrested by US Naval forces in the Gulf of Aden in May, were turned over to the Kenyan authorities last Wednesday and charged [AP...
G8 leaders to develop legal system for trying suspected pirates
Officials from the G8 countries on Saturday agreed to work toward establishing a system for trying pirates captured in African waters . The recent increase in pirate activity has created problems for where to try...
Russia, Japan to renew talks on WWII peace treaty at G8 summit
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that President Dmitry Medvedev and Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso will discuss a possible peace treaty between the two nations at a G8 summit in...
Sudan parliament approves electoral commission created under peace deal
The Parliament of Sudan on Monday approved the appointment of a nine-member independent electoral commission to oversee the country's upcoming elections. Sudanese president Oman al-Bashir along with vice presidents Salva Kiir and Ali Osman Taha...
Italy court acquits majority of police charged in 2001 G8 summit raid case
An Italian court on Thursday acquitted 16 police officers and convicted 13 officers on charges of violence in raiding a school that protesters of the 2001 G8 summit in Genoa ...
Bill Fisher, Pitt Law '10, files from Croatia:In a place of such amazing beauty, culture, and history, it is heartbreaking to see the remnants of the war and witness just how fresh the wounds still are. Croatia is in a...
