The European Union warned Serbia Thursday that it must immediately make efforts to turn over Bosnian war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic in order for April negotiations regarding Serbia's potential...
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Civil rights, religious and community groups have asked the US Department of Justice to block a law that would require voters in Georgia to show photo identification before they could cast their ballots. The bill [PDF text;...
The Australian government has threatened to overturn a proposed same-sex civil union bill in the Australian Capital Territory unless substantial changes are made. The bill, introduced by ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope , would...
US Rep. J. Dennis Hastert (R-IL) , speaker of the US House of Representatives , has said that he and other House Republicans would be willing to consider an immigrant guest-worker program, which may lead to a...
A Louisiana State Senate committee has rejected a bill that would have made it easier for residents displaced by Hurricane Katrina to vote in next month's New Orleans municipal elections . The bill...
The Belarus prosecutor general said Wednesday that there will be many trials for opposition supporters who protested the country's presidential elections earlier this month. Pyotr Miklashevich indicated that over 500 protestors, including 21 foreigners, were detained for...
AP is reporting that the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts ruled Thursday that same-sex couples from outside of Massachusetts cannot marry in the state. Massachusetts became the first state to legalize same-sex marriage with...
The UK Terrorism Act 2006 became law Thursday as the legislation received royal assent. A vote in the UK House of Lords last week cleared the way for the bill to move...
The UK House of Lords and House of Commons ended a political standoff Wednesday by adopting a compromise on the controversial Identity Cards Bill . The legislation had bounced back and forth between...
The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Thursday that the Special Court for Sierra Leone has asked the country to host the war crimes trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor [BBC profile; JURIST news...
