Russian prosecutors know the identity of the person who shot Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya , but have yet to arrest or bring charges against the suspect, lead investigator Petros Garibyan said in an interview ...
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The Bangladeshi government intends to establish a "truth commission" to bolster the economy following a judicial crackdown on business corruption, according to a Bangladesh Supreme Court lawyer drafting a proposal to establish the commission. The truth commission would offer...
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will not investigate allegations made last year that several large telephone companies handed over customer phone records to the government as part of the domestic surveillance program conducted...
Legal advisers to the 27 countries belonging to the European Union (EU) agreed Tuesday that the proposed EU Reform Treaty is ready for approval. The new treaty, which will replace the failed EU...
Canadian Minister of Justice Rob Nicholson Tuesday said that he intends to introduce legislation to criminalize identity theft and assist law enforcement officials in apprehending criminals before they can use stolen identities to...
Founder and chief executive of Blackwater USA Erik Prince testified in a hearing Tuesday before the US House Oversight and Government Reform Committee that employees of his security firm have...
The trial of controversial al-Dustour editor Ibrahim Eissa on charges of allegedly spreading "rumors" about the health of Egyptian President Hosny Mubarak in an August newspaper report began in Cairo Monday. Eissa chose...
A new law protecting private property in China took effect Monday, after it was approved by the Chinese National People's Congress in March. Chinese lawmakers considered the bill for over 13 years and it underwent...
The US Supreme Court Monday turned back a number of cases brought before it for review, including the appeal of Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Salim Ahmed Hamdan challenging the constitutionality...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit in federal court Tuesday against the US Department of State and the US Department of Homeland Security , alleging that the US government is illegally...
