A Lithuanian court ruled Tuesday that the image of the swastika is part of the country's cultural identity and not a Nazi symbol. The ruling came in response to a suit that was filed against a...
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The International Court of Justice (ICJ) announced Wednesday that Honduras has dropped proceedings against Brazil relating to the June 2009 coup in Honduras. The Honduran interim government began the proceedings [press release,...
A petition was filed in a Pakistani court Wednesday challenging the pardon of Interior Minister Rehman Malik by President Asif Ali Zardari . The challenge alleges that under Article 45 of the Pakistan Constitution...
A member of the newly formed UK coalition government indicated Thursday that the extradition of alleged hacker Gary McKinnon to the US will be delayed. Home Secretary Theresa May considered an adjournment request...
The Legislative Council of the Parliament of New South Wales on Thursday voted 26-3 to end further debate on a bill to ban the wearing of the burqa and other face veils...
The Congressional International Anti-Piracy Caucus on Wednesday released the 2010 International Piracy Watch List naming China, Russia, Canada, Spain, and Mexico as the worst countries for protecting copyrighted information. The bipartisan caucus also released a...
The government of Thailand on Wednesday imposed a curfew on Bangkok and other areas of the country in response to violence that erupted when the leader of the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship , also...
Former Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky on Wednesday ended his two-day hunger strike after a spokesperson for Russian President Dmitry Medvedev indicated that Medvedev was familiar with a complaint Khodorkovsky made regarding...
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday reaffirmed his commitment to comprehensive federal immigration reform, calling the recently passed Arizona immigration law "misguided." Obama held a joint press conference with Mexican President...
The French Cabinet on Wednesday approved legislation that would make it illegal to wear the Islamic burqa or other full face veils in public. Under the bill, women who wear the veil can...
