US President Barack Obama sharply criticized the Supreme Court's recent decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission , which eased restrictions on political campaign spending by corporations and labor unions, in his State of the Union Address...
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The Canadian Office of the Privacy Commissioner announced Thursday that it would launch a new probe of Facebook to investigate privacy issues in response to a recent complaint. Facebook's privacy tool, which it introduced...
Honduran President Porfirio Lobo on Wednesday granted amnesty to both former president Manuel Zelaya and military leaders accused of participation in a June 2009 coup against Zelaya. Making the decree...
Two Iranians were executed Thursday and nine others have been sentenced to death for their roles in last summer's post-election protests , according to the semi-official Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) ....
Apple could face legal problems in registering a trademark for its new iPad tablet computer product announced on Wednesday. Since 2003, the computing company Fujitsu has been attempting to register the "IPAD" mark...
A French court on Thursday acquitted former prime minister Dominique de Villepin of all charges for his role in an alleged plot to defame several businessmen, including current President Nicolas Sarkozy [official profile, in...
French President Nicolas Sarkozy called Wednesday for strong banking regulations to restore the "moral dimensions" of capitalism. Speaking at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in...
Russian racial hate crimes decreased slightly in 2009 because of increased police efforts, according to the SOVA Center on Wednesday. According to the group, 71 people were killed and 333 wounded in racially motivated attacks...
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday cited costs and potential disruptions to the lives of New Yorkers in urging the federal government not to try alleged 9/11 conspirator Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and...
US citizen David Headley pleaded not guilty Wednesday to 12 charges related to the 2008 Mumbai terror attack and an alleged conspiracy against the Danish creator and publishers of controversial cartoons ...
