The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in two cases. In Graham County Soil & Water Conservation Dist. v. United States ex rel. Wilson [oral arguments transcript, PDF;...
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The trial of alleged Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk began in Germany on Monday. It marks the first time a Nazi war crimes trial will focus on a low-ranking foreigner rather than a commander....
China is considering lifting a 20-year-old ban that keeps foreigners with HIV/AIDS from entering the country, according to a China Daily report Monday. Vice-Minister of Health Huang Jiefu said that he hopes the ban will be lifted before...
A judge in India on Monday removed the defense lawyer for Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab , the lone surviving suspect of last year's Mumbai terror attacks . Specially appointed judge M.L. Tahiliyani removed defense...
A former judicial official of China's southwest Chongqing Municipality, Wu Xiaoqing, was found dead Saturday while detained and facing charges for taking a large amount of bribes. In a statement to China Daily, the Chongqing Municipal Government...
The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in three cases. In Morrison v. National Australia Bank , the Court will consider whether foreign investors are entitled to...
An Algerian court on Sunday sentenced Guantanamo Bay detainee Ahmed Belbacha to 20 years in prison for being part of an "overseas terrorist group." Belbacha has been cleared for release from...
Former UK attorney general Peter Goldsmith warned former prime minister Tony Blair that the planned invasion of Iraq could be illegal, according to a letter leaked to the Iraq Inquiry [official website;...
The US Supreme Court on Monday vacated and remanded a decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit that required the Pentagon to release...
Swiss voters on Sunday approved a proposal to ban the construction of minarets. The results of the nationwide referendum revealed that more than 57 percent of Swiss voters support the constitutional ban against the construction of the...
