One month after hackers attempted to access Chinese human rights activists' e-mail accounts through the Google Gmail service, the company announced on Tuesday that it would rethink its involvement in the Internet market in China,...
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US Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar on Wednesday announced new rules for obtaining leases for oil and gas drilling on public lands. The new rules were designed to provide a greater public voice in...
The US Marshals Service will conduct an extensive review of courthouse security nationwide, Assistant Director for Judicial Security Michael Prout told the Associated Press on Wednesday. The announcement of a security review comes...
A judge in the US District Court for the Western District of Kentucky on Tuesday upheld the majority of restrictions on cigarette advertising imposed by the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act ....
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Tuesday that a Washington law that prohibits felons from voting violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act . The Washington law, Article VI, Section...
British national Akmal Shaikh was executed Tuesday by the Chinese government after being convicted of bringing almost nine pounds of heroin into the country. Following Shaikh's 2007 arrest and November 2008 death sentence, rights...
Afghan president Hamid Karzai on Tuesday appointed a delegation to begin an investigation of ten civilian deaths, including eight schoolchildren, that are thought to have occurred during a raid by international forces...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday that Deputy Attorney General David Ogden will resign from his position to reenter the private sector. Ogden outlined his reasons for leaving, citing his original...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Monday and Tuesday the transfer of four detainees from Guantanamo Bay to three European countries, as the detainee population at the detention facility continues to be reduced....
The UK's Chief Inspectorate of Constabulary Wednesday released a report critical of the manner in which British law enforcement handled protesters at the G20 summit held in London in April. The report also detailed a number...
