Former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy pleaded not guilty Friday to corruption charges after a federal grand jury indicted him Wednesday. Scrushy claims that though he has no evidence to provide the court, federal prosecutors are...
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Reacting Thursday to the publication of the Volcker committee's final report on the UN oil-for-food scandal , UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and the US State Department both emphasized the need to reform program oversight...
The Constitutional Court of Korea Thursday struck down a statute limiting the scope of medical advertising to statements on types of services offered, types of facilities, and number of employees. The content of hospital and clinic advertising...
The US Department of Justice Thursday endorsed the mergers of Verizon Communications with MCI and SBC Communications with AT&T , requiring both Verizon and SBC to lease to competitors unused or "dark" communications lines...
US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Monday announced the first US extradition of an indicted criminal from Afghanistan. Baz Mohammad, designated a "foreign drug kingpin" under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Act of 2005 on June...
The UN Security Council announced Monday that it would implement UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan's recommendations and organize international discussions on whether Kosovo should be independent or remain a province of Serbia. Annan...
A senior Iraqi official told Reuters Monday that the trial of Saddam Hussein is unlikely to make significant headway before the December 15 parliamentary elections. "The hearing on November 28 - if it happens at all -...
White House US Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers supported affirmative action programs during her tenure as the president of the State Bar of Texas, according to a report in the Washington Post Saturday. The Post cited...
Amnesty International said Saturday that Sudan has arrested and mistreated a human rights lawyer documenting the killing of 30 people in refugee camps outside of Khartoum last May. Amnesty considers the lawyer to be a prisoner of...
A committee of three prominent South African judges published a report Friday calling for voluntary diversity training and the founding of a national body to hear disputes over allegations of racism within the South African judicial system....
