A report released Tuesday by the French government has recommended that the country permit doctors to "accelerate death" for terminally ill patients seeking doctor-assisted euthanasia. The report will be sent to the National Order of...
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The Moscow City Court commuted the sentences of jailed Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev Thursday...
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Thursday convicted former Rwandan minister Augustin Ngirabatware , sentencing him to 35 years in prison and concluding the tribunal's final trial. Ngirabatware was found...
Sri Lankan Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake on Wednesday appealed the findings of a parliamentary committee which concluded she was guilty of three charges of misconduct. Bandaranayake claims she was not given an adequate opportunity to defend herself...
Former federal judge Robert Bork died Wednesday at the age of 85. Bork was an influential judge for the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit for seven years and was a strong proponent...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced criminal charges Wednesday against two former UBS traders for allegedly helping UBS illegally manipulate foreign interest rates. The DOJ accused former traders Tom Hayes and Roger...
A judge for the US International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled on Tuesday that Motorola Mobility, a subsidiary of Google may not assert a patent claim against Apple regarding a sensor that prevents phone users from...
The Honduran National Congress on Tuesday approved controversial amendments to the police law designed to eliminate corruption. Approval came after the congress voted to dismiss four justices of the country's...
A UN probe into human rights violations in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) found on Tuesday that at least 126 people were raped and at least two civilians were killed during recent violence in the...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) reached a settlement on Tuesday with book publisher Penguin Group, Inc. regarding an alleged conspiracy to raise the prices of e-books. The DOJ's antitrust division filed a...
