Scottish officials on Saturday defended the decision to release convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi on compassionate grounds after he was diagnosed with cancer, even though he is still alive two years later. Scottish First...
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A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California ordered Friday that a group of women seeking to recover damages from Wal-Mart must file their lawsuits by October 28. The order...
The New South Wales (NSW) government is set to propose legislation next week that will require anyone wearing face coverings, including religious veils, to remove them if requested by police for identification purposes. Refusal could result in...
The UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) announced Friday that it will investigate three additional bomb attacks that may be connected to the February 2005 attack that killed former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri [BBC...
Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo and his wife Simone were arrested and charged on Thursday for a variety of economic crimes including looting, embezzlement and armed robbery. Most of Gbagbo's remaining supporters were arrested ...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Thursday urged the UN Security Council to refer Syria to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate the violent suppression of anti-government protests. Pillay's remarks came...
US President Barack Obama announced major reforms to America's current immigration system on Thursday, putting 300,000 illegal immigrants' cases up for review and temporarily halting their deportation. The new guidelines direct the...
The Second District Court of Appeals in Los Angeles on Wednesday upheld a $13.8 million judgment against Philip Morris in the death of 45-year-old lifelong smoker Betty Bullock. Family of the deceased won...
After a day's deliberation, the Council of States , India's upper house of parliament voted 189 - 17 on Thursday to impeach Justice Soumitra Sen , a justice of the Calcutta High Court [official...
The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California (ACLU-NC) and the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights filed suit Monday challenging the practice of shackling immigration detainees in court. The suit,...
