The government of Myanmar received widespread international criticism after jailing democracy advocate and Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi Thursday for violating the terms of her house arrest. Myanmar's military junta...
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The European Commission (EC) fined computer chip maker Intel Corp. 1.06 billion Wednesday for violating European Union antitrust laws and ordered Intel to cease engaging in the anti-competitive behaviors. The EC announced...
In the first hearing on whether Bush administration interrogation techniques constituted torture, one witness before the Senate Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts on Wednesday called memos on enhanced interrogation methods "an ethical train wreck"...
The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in three cases. In NRG Marketing, LLC v. Maine Public Utilities Commission the Court will consider whether the Sierra-Mobile...
A lawyer for the relatives of 17 sailors killed in the 2000 al Qaeda attack on the USS Cole said Tuesday that the families will receive compensation from the Sudan...
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Monday in three cases. In Bloate v. United States the Court will consider whether time granted to prepare pretrial motions is...
A group of approximately 300 Afghan women protesting a law that critics say severely curtails womens' rights were confronted by a crowd of approximately 1,000 counter-protesters Wednesday, some of whom threw stones and gravel at the women. The protest...
Moldova's Constitutional Court on Sunday ordered the nation's Central Election Commission to conduct a recount of last week's controversial parliamentary election. The ruling Communist party won nearly 50 percent of the vote , leaving them only...
The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit ruled Tuesday that US courts cannot prevent the government from transferring detainees held at Guantanamo Bay to foreign countries on the grounds that...
Belgium urged the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Monday to compel Senegal either to begin proceedings against former Chadian president Hissene Habre for crimes against humanity or to extradite him to Belgium...
