Vietnam will prosecute two anti-Communist activists on "terrorism" charges for distributing literature critical of the government, a government spokesperson said Thursday. The men are members of US-based rights group Viet Tan , which has denied that...
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The parliaments of Latvia and Lithuania Thursday adopted the new EU reform treaty , properly known as the Treaty of Lisbon , bringing the total number of ratifying nations to 13. All 27 EU...
Turkish President Abdullah Gul Wednesday signed an amendment into law restricting the controversial Article 301 of the country's penal code , which makes "insulting the Turkish identity" a crime. The amendment recharacterizes...
The European Parliament Thursday approved a report calling for a mandatory registry of lobbyists seeking access to EU lawmakers . The measure was passed 547-24, with 59 abstaining. The Parliament also supported...
An Islamic court in Malaysia ruled Thursday that a Buddhist woman who converted to Islam should be allowed to return to her original faith. The ruling is unusual in Malaysia, which has both secular and Sharia...
The FBI has withdrawn a National Security Letter (NSL) issued against an Internet library website in a settlement announced Wednesday. The FBI had issued the...
Germany's Federal Constitutional Court Wednesday ruled that German surveillance flights over Turkey conducted in 2003 during the lead-up to the Iraq War were unconstitutional. The court held that...
A panel convened last week by Pakistan's coalition government has completed a draft parliamentary resolution to reinstate judges ousted by Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf last year, Pakistani Law Minister Farooq Naek said late Wednesday. The resolution now goes to...
A Bangladeshi court Wednesday formally charged former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed with corruption under the recommendation of the country's Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) . Hasina and eight other people are accused of...
The US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that the plea agreement made by BP following a 2005 explosion at a Texas City refinery must be sent back to the US district court in...
