The US Department of Defense (DOD) on Tuesday announced the transfer of one Guantanamo Bay detainee to Somaliland. DOD hailed the move as proof of the effectiveness of its review processes and...
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Voters in 36 US states considered more than 160 initiatives and referenda at the polls Tuesday, including ballot measures dealing with gay rights, abortion, affirmative action and illegal immigration . Probably the most closely watched...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in three cases. In FCC v. Fox Television Stations , the court will consider whether the Federal Communications...
Iraqi Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi , one of two Iraqi vice presidents, called Tuesday for a national referendum on a proposed US-Iraqi Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) . The agreement, which has been the...
The State Council Information Office of China announced Tuesday that the country will draft a plan to protect human rights. The panel being formed to draft the plan will receive input from more than 50...
The Dutch government on Tuesday announced that it has proposed legislation that would allow journalists to keep their sources secret from the government. The proposal comes two years after a Dutch...
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Monday reinstated a water pollution lawsuit brought by survivors of the Bhopal disaster against US chemical producer Union Carbide . The litigation...
The Singapore Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) on Tuesday filed an application accusing the Wall Street Journal Asia (WSJA) of undermining the independence and integrity of the country's judiciary. Citing two WSJA...
Chief Justice Allan Lutfy of the Federal Court of Canada on Monday dismissed a challenge to recent security-related amendments to the country's Immigration and Refugee Protection Act , ruling that it was too early...
South Korea will join the European Union and Japan in supporting a UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolution condemning North Korea's human rights practices, according to a South Korean foreign ministry official Tuesday. The resolution...
