An appeals court in Milan upheld a lower court decision Friday clearing former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of charges that he bribed judges to prevent the sale of food company SME to rivals...
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The US Supreme Court Tuesday heard oral arguments in Permanent Mission of India v. New York , a case in which the justices will determine whether US courts can hear claims...
A Syrian court Tuesday sentenced human rights lawyer Anwar al-Bunni to five years in prison and imposed a $2,000-equivalent fine for spreading false information harmful to the state. Al-Bunni has been detained since he and...
The North Dakota Legislative Assembly passed a bill Monday prohibiting abortion in the state if the US Supreme Court ever declares that such a move would be constitutional. The measure,...
The Romanian Constitutional Court Friday upheld the suspension of President Traian Basescu and designated Senate President Nicolae Vacaroiu as the country's interim leader. On Thursday, the Romanian Parliament voted 322-108 to...
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair said Friday that the United Kingdom does not need to hold a referendum to approve a new treaty to replace the failed European Constitution . Earlier this week,...
Two US lawmakers introduced legislation Thursday to prohibit the government from interfering with a woman's right to have an abortion following the Wednesday's US Supreme Court decision upholding a federal ban on "partial-birth" abortions . Sen. Barbara Boxer...
Ugandan police fired on a Kampala press briefing held by political activists and opposition leaders on Tuesday, five days after violent protests caused the deaths of three people . Leaders of the Forum for Democratic Change ,...
The Polish National Remembrance Institute ruled Tuesday that former Polish President Wojciech Jaruzelski and eight former officials can be charged with "Communist crimes" for imposing martial law in...
Charges have been dropped against a US Marine in exchange for his testimony in hearings regarding the November 2005 killing of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha , the Marine Corps announced Tuesday. Sgt. Sanick Dela...
