The Belgian Chamber , the lower house of parliament, approved a bill on Friday that will allow same-sex couples to legally adopt children. The bill must pass approval by the Belgian Senate before becoming law....
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Leading Friday's international brief, the Ugandan government has rejected a call by the Pan African Parliament (PAP) to release Kizza Besigye as illegal and contrary to the aims of the African Union [official...
Belgium Justice Minister Laurette Onkelinx said Thursday that Belgian anti-terror raids held Tuesday night, which resulted in 15 arrests , were accelerated in order to stem the effects of a leak reported [RTL report, in...
European Union justice and security ministers announced the adoption of a new anti-terror strategy and action plan at an EU Council meeting in Brussels Thursday. The UK-sponsored proposal is intended to fight radicalization and...
Minister of Home Affairs and Another v Fourie and Another, Constitutional Court of South Africa, December 1, 2005 [ruling that it is unconstitutional to prohibit gay couples from marrying and giving the South African parliament one year to amend the...
Jordan's King Abdullah II has urged the Jordanian parliament to quickly approve new anti-terrorism legislation, drafted two weeks ago in the wake of last month's hotel bombing that left 57 people dead. During...
Convicted drug trafficker and Australian citizen Van Tuong Nguyen was executed by Singapore Thursday, despite a strong plea for clemency submitted by the Australian government to the president of Singapore. Nguyen was caught with 14 ounces of...
Conrad Black , press baron and former chairman of Hollinger International, pleaded not guilty to eight fraud charges during his arraignment in Chicago Thursday. Along with other former Hollinger executives, he is accused by the US government of...
Leading Thursday's environmental law news, James Hardie Industries signed an agreement Thursday with the government of New South Wales to pay $4.5 billion to compensate Australian asbestos victims. Hardie, a building products company,...
The Bush Administration Thursday asked the US DC Circuit Court of Appeals to reinstate the US Defense Department's mandatory anthrax vaccination program . The anthrax vaccine is currently labeled for use by individuals who are at high risk...
