Martha Stewart has reached a settlement agreement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on insider trading civil charges , the SEC announced Monday. Stewart will pay $195,000, which is roughly...
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A court in Argentina has convicted a former police officer of human rights violations during the country's so-called "Dirty War" , handing down the first sentence since the Argentine Supreme Court ...
The Israel Defense Forces detained Fadl Hamdan, a member of the Palestinian parliament , during an overnight raid early Monday morning in the West Bank. Israeli authorities did not explain their reason for the...
A Jordan military court Sunday convicted two lawmakers from the Islamic Action Front (IAF) , the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood , for expressing sympathy after the death of al Qaeda Iraq...
Ahmad Jannati, head of Iran's powerful Guardian Council , on Friday called for the abolition of the United Nations and the UN Security Council because of its prejudicial stance towards Iran. Jannati complained that the Security...
A UK court on Friday found a man guilty of illegally fox hunting with dogs in the first criminal prosecution under Britain's Hunting Act 2004 . The League Against Cruel Sports (LACS) brought a private prosecution [LACS...
Russian prosecutors said Thursday that they had approved a request from Uzbekistan to extradite 13 people accused of terrorist acts in connection with last year's uprising in Andijan that resulted in the massacre...
The UK Court of Appeal on Friday upheld a High Court decision that nine Afghanistan nationals responsible for the February 6, 2000 Stansted Airport hijacking should have "discretionary leave" to stay in Britain...
Texas Republicans said Thursday that they will appeal a federal appeals court decision that former US House Majority Leader Tom DeLay must remain on the Texas ballot for the November election to the US...
The US Senate passed the Pension Protection Act of 2006 by a margin of 93-5 Thursday, a key bill its supporters say will preserve the workability of traditional employer-employee pension benefits packages while at...
