The US Supreme Court on Monday upheld a controversial provision of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) but avoided a constitutional question. The Court ruled 8-1 in Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District...
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Texas financier Allen Stanford appeared Friday in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia , after being indicted on fraud and obstruction charges related to a $7 billion...
The Irish government agreed Friday to hold another referendum on the European Union (EU) reform treaty, also known as the Lisbon Treaty , after EU leaders agreed to certain concessions . At a conference in...
The Peruvian Congress voted Thursday to repeal controversial land laws that had led to indigenous protests and violent clashes last week when police attempted to disperse groups blocking access routes. Last...
An international commission should be set up to investigate human rights abuses that allegedly occurred during the 25-year civil war between the government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) ,...
The US Senate voted unanimously Wednesday to approve legislation that would block the release of controversial photos allegedly depicting abuse of detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan. The legislation, which is included...
The US Supreme Court issued opinions in four cases Thursday. The Court ruled 5-4 in District Attorney's Office v. Osborne that a defendant does not have the...
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Wednesday began the retrial of former Rwandan army officer Tharcisse Muvunyi . In August, the ICTR quashed Muvunyi's 25-year prison sentence, ruling that...
Chinese state media reported Tuesday that Beijing is ready to switch from gunshot executions of condemned prisoners to lethal injections . A spokesperson for the Supreme People's Court (SPC) said...
Kenyan prosecutors have charged 17 Somalis with piracy . The men, arrested by US Naval forces in the Gulf of Aden in May, were turned over to the Kenyan authorities last Wednesday and charged [AP...
