Suspected Nazi collaborator Charles Zentai won an appeal on Friday in the Federal Court of Australia denying a request from the Hungarian government to extradite the now-Australian citizen in order to stand trial in Hungary for war...
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The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled in two judgments Thursday that under EU law a pregnant worker temporarily transferred or granted leave on account of her pregnancy is entitled to pay [judgments,...
US President Barack Obama signed legislation Friday imposing a new round of sanctions on Iran for failure to disband the nation's uranium enrichment program. Under the new legislation, sanctions will be imposed against parties investing...
The Chicago City Council on Friday unanimously approved an ordinance placing new regulations on handgun ownership within the city. Under the new ordinance , citizens possessing handguns must keep them inside their homes. The gun owners...
A federal judge on Thursday ruled that former Guantanamo Bay detainee Ahmed Ghailani is not suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and is therefore fit to stand trial. The issue of Ghailani's psychological state...
An Argentine court on Friday commenced the trial of former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla , who is facing several human rights violations for his role in the nation's "Dirty War" ....
A South African court on Friday convicted former INTERPOL president and South African police chief Jackie Selebi on corruption charges but found him not guilty on charges of obstruction of justice. Selebi...
Amnesty International (AI) on Friday urged the Chinese government to launch an independent investigation into the July 2009 Xinjiang riots , after receiving new testimony contradicting the current official version of events. AI...
Kyrgyzstan's new constitution came into effect on Thursday after election authorities released the final results of Sunday's referendum on the charter . The new constitution will allow the interim government to establish a legitimate...
The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) on Thursday filed eight Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests seeking information relating to the US government's knowledge of the May Israeli raid on several Turkish ships bound...
