Hearings to confirm war crimes charges against two former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) militia leaders began at the International Criminal Court (ICC) Friday. Germain Katanga is accused of...
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Amnesty International marked International Day in Support of Victims of Torture by protesting in front of the European Parliament in Brussels on Thursday. The protest criticized European Union states for failing...
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Thursday that the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) improperly destroyed recordings of agent interviews with terror suspect Adil Charkaoui , but the justices refused to stop Charkaoui's...
The US House voted 402-17 to approve the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008 Wednesday. The bill makes it easier for employees with mental or physical handicaps to prove they are victims of...
The US Supreme Court handed down three decisions Thursday, including District of Columbia v. Heller , in which the Court ruled 5-4 that the Second Amendment to the US...
The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Wednesday rejected an appeal of Canadian-born financier and former media mogul Conrad Black . Convicted of fraud and obstruction of justice in...
The US Supreme Court handed down four decisions Wednesday, including Exxon v. Baker , in which the Court ruled 5-3 to reduce a punitive damages award to be paid by...
The Department of Justice improperly granted preferential treatment to conservative candidates in assessing job and summer internship applications under a 2002 screening program, according to a Tuesday report by the DOJ Office of the Inspector General [official...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) unanimously ruled against Turkey Tuesday in two cases concerning the deaths of Greek Cypriots. Anastasios Issac was killed at a 1996 protest, and Solomos Solomou was...
Accused terrorist Mohammed Momin Khawaja pleaded not guilty in an Ottawa court Monday to charges related to an alleged UK bomb plot. Khawaja's lawyer said the allegations were exaggerated and that Monday testimony by former al Qaeda...
