The Israeli Knesset Tuesday passed a bill that imposes harsher penalties on illegal migrants in Israel, as well as on Israelis who help illegal migrants. The bill amends the Prevention of Infiltration Law of 1954 , broadening...
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The Supreme Court of Pakistan Tuesday issued an order warning Prime Minister Yousuf Reza Gilani that continued failure to comply with court rulings could result in contempt of court proceedings or his removal from office...
Yemen's newly appointed Council of Ministers on Sunday approved a draft law that would grant President Ali Abdullah Saleh immunity from any charges against him for alleged human rights...
The Western Judicial Military Circuit Court at Camp Pendleton heard opening statements Monday in the trial of the US Marine squad leader allegedly responsible for the deaths of 24 Iraqi civilians in November 2005. Staff Sgt. Frank...
An Israeli government panel on Monday approved a bill that would make it illegal to use any Nazi symbols, names, or images, including the use of the term "Nazi" and any clothing resembling that worn by prisoners at concentration...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in three cases Monday, including the Texas redistricting controversy . The court agreed last month to hear an emergency appeal challenging an interim map...
Violence and protests in Middle Eastern and North African countries are likely to continue throughout the next year unless each country's government recognizes the purpose behind the movement and makes the changes being asked of them, Amnesty International (AI)...
Blackwater , now known as Academi , reached a confidential settlement agreement Saturday with survivors and families of victims in a 2007 shooting incident in the Nisour Square area of Baghdad that left 17...
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Friday in Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter to determine whether the federal government must pay American Indian tribes all contract-related costs incurred under the...
A Bahrain court on Monday overturned the death sentences for two protesters convicted of killing two police officers during the demonstrations that took place in the country last year. Bahrain was guided by recommendations from a panel of international...
