A Turkish court on Wednesday accepted an indictment against 52 individuals accused of planning to overthrow the country's ruling Justice Development Party (AKP) . The individuals are accused of belonging to the...
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Former Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian filed suit Wednesday against the three judges hearing his corruption case, accusing them of illegally prolonging his detention. Chen, who was indicted in December, faces possible life...
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed fraud charges Tuesday against General Electric Co. (GE) , resulting in GE agreeing to pay a $50 million settlement . The SEC accused GE of...
The Moscow Military District Court on Wednesday began the retrial of three men acquitted of involvement in the 2006 shooting death of journalist Anna Politkovskaya . The Russian Supreme Court [official website, in...
A special panel of federal judges on Tuesday ordered California to reduce its prison population by nearly 43,000 inmates, finding that the prisons are overcrowded. Two inmates had brought a challenge against the state's...
The US Senate on Tuesday began debate on the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the US Supreme Court. While it is believed that Sotomayor will be confirmed to...
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il on Tuesday pardoned US journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee during a visit from former US president Bill Clinton , according to a state media...
Coleman, et al. v. Schwarzenegger, Special Panel of Judges of the US District Courts for the Eastern District of California and the Northern District of California, August 4, 2009 [ordering California to reduce its prison population by nearly 43,000 inmates,...
The UK Parliament Joint Committee on Human Rights released a report Tuesday calling for an independent inquiry into allegations regarding government complicity in the torture of UK terrorism suspects in Pakistan and elsewhere. Maintaining that complicity...
Niger held a referendum Tuesday on a proposed constitution that would allow President Mamadou Tandja to remain in office. Tandja had previously promised to step down when his second five-year term expires in December, but if the...
