A coalition of Thai democracy activists and academics Tuesday called for newly appointed Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont to lift the martial law imposed on the country by the military leaders who seized power...
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A group of four UN human rights envoys reported Tuesday that Israel and Hezbollah both broke international humanitarian law during the 34-day Middle East conflict . Secretary-General Kofi Annan's representative on displaced people Walter Kaelin,...
The US military commission expected to try Australian Guantanamo detainee David Hicks will not allow evidence coerced through torture, Australian Attorney General Philip Ruddock told ABC News on Tuesday. Ruddock added...
Microsoft filed an appeal with the European Court of First Instance on Tuesday, contesting the $357 million fine imposed against it by the European Commission in July for...
The verdict in the Dujail crimes against humanity case against Saddam Hussein has been postponed despite previous expectations that it would be delivered October 16 , the court trying the case announced Tuesday....
The FBI Tuesday continued an investigation into possible sex crimes by Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL) that may lead to charges under the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 , a...
The US and UK governments have been discussing the release of nine British residents currently being held at the US prison base in Guantanamo Bay , but the British government has so far refused to...
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Tuesday that European companies may pay their male employees more in wages based on years of service even though women in the same positions may have less seniority due...
Lawyers representing 25 detainees in US custody at Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan filed a habeas corpus petition Monday calling for their release and permission to meet with attorneys, two requests not...
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told opposition leaders in the lower house of Parliament Tuesday that while he intends to change the role of the country's military in the Japanese constitution , he does not...
