UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Tuesday urged participants in the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to respect human rights and...
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The Ontario Court of Appeal Monday affirmed a lower court ruling that prohibits the media from reporting on the terrorism trial of a group known as the "Toronto 18" . The 3-2 decision...
A spokesperson for the US Department of Defense (DOD) said Monday that the US will not change its policy on the transfer of Guantanamo Bay detainees to Saudi Arabia, despite reports that two former...
Council of the European Union Secretary-General Javier Solana on Monday said that while the US bears ultimate responsibility for detainees released from the Guantanamo Bay military prison, several EU member states would...
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Monday heard oral arguments by lawyers for Zacarias Moussaoui , requesting Moussaoui's guilty plea and life sentence be withdrawn and a...
A dispute settlement panel of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Monday found for the US that large parts of China's intellectual property scheme are inconsistent with its obligations under several international...
US President Barack Obama issued a Presidential Memorandum to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Monday, directing the agency to allow California and several other states to impose state vehicle emissions standards that are...
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday decided six cases. The Court ruled unanimously in Crawford v. Nashville and Davidson County that Title VII of the 1964 Civil...
Impeachment proceedings began Monday in the Illinois State Senate against Governor Rod Blagojevich , who is boycotting the proceedings. Blagojevich and his lawyers have refused to attend the proceedings, claiming...
Bolivian voters on Sunday approved a new constitution that places more power in the hands of the country's indigenous majority. The leftist constitution, which passed by a 59 percent majority, is said by President Evo...
