Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed amendments to the Russian Criminal Code which redefine treason and espionage, despite assurances he would reconsider the changes to ensure...
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Toyota Motor Corp. agreed to a $25.5 million settlement on Tuesday in a class action lawsuit arising out of issues with unintended vehicle acceleration recalls in 2010. The lawsuit was brought by...
US military prosecutors on Tuesday urged the death penalty for Staff Sgt. Robert Bales who is accused of having murdered 16 Afghan civilians in a late-night rampage in March. After a week long investigatory hearing [JURIST...
The Wisconsin Law Enforcement Association (WLEA) on Tuesday filed a lawsuit in the Dane County Circuit Court challenging the constitutionality of a controversial law limiting the collective bargaining rights of public sector...
The UN Population Fund (UNPF) annual report released Wednesday highlights family planning as an essential human right that has positive effects on economic development. The "State of World Population 2012" report details the reasoning for...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of South Carolina on Tuesday heard arguments on part of South Carolina's controversial immigration law that permits law enforcement officials to detain motorists on...
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday released its first opinion of the term, ruling unanimously in US v. Bormes that the federal government does not automatically waive sovereign immunity through the Little Tucker...
A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas sentenced a former Texas college student from Saudi Arabia to life in prison on Tuesday for trying to make a bomb for...
Undocumented foreign nationals in Libya are at risk of facing mental and physical exploitation and abuse that may include torture, Amnesty International (AI) reported Tuesday. The report urged Libyan authorities to confront issues...
A Ukrainian Court on Tuesday rejected the defense's motion to suspend the tax evasion trial against former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko until her health is recovered but adjourned the trial to November 23...
