Ukraine's parliament Friday approved a series of bills paving the way for early parliamentary elections on September 30. The bills, reflecting an earlier political compromise between rivals President Viktor Yushchenko [official website; JURIST...
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Thousands of Pakistanis rallied in support of suspended Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Saturday, defying a government ban on unauthorized rallies of more than five people declared Friday. The rally...
Gen. Sonthi Boonyaratglin , the leader of Thailand's 2006 bloodless coup , said Friday on state television that he backs amnesty for ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his party leaders. The remarks follow Wednesday's...
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Friday ruled against Internet telephone (VoIP - Voice over Internet Protocol) provider Vonage in its challenge to 2006 FCC rules [PDF text; press...
Dennis Edney, a Canadian civilian lawyer for Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr , said Friday that his client would not work out a plea deal with the US military because...
Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Friday announced plans to hold a national referendum to decide whether the country's president will be elected by popular vote instead of by parliament. Prime Minister...
The Supreme Court of the Philippines ruled Friday that there was insufficient evidence to support charges of rebellion against six leftist congressional representatives alleged to have plotted a coup to oust President Gloria...
President George W. Bush strongly condemned the Iran's detention of four Iran-Americans Friday, saying in a statement that "they should be freed immediately and unconditionally." Bush named Dr. Haleh Esfandiari , Dr. Kian Tajbakhsh ,...
The government of Pakistan Friday instituted a two-month ban on unauthorized rallies of more than five people in the capital city of Islamabad. The move came only one day before a planned march from...
Ethiopian special prosecutor Joseph Kiros told Reuters Friday that the Ethiopian government will seek to raise the sentence of convicted former dictator Mengistu Haile Miriam from a life in prison to the death penalty...
