The Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People's Court began judicial proceedings against former Pharmaceutical Registration Department director Cao Wenzhuan Thursday as a part of China's crackdown on corruption at the State Food and Drug Administration , where...
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UK Minister of State for Security, Counter Terrorism, and Police Tom McNulty told Parliament Thursday that an Iraqi suspect subjected to a UK government control order is believed to have absconded ...
Ugandan Minister of Internal Affairs Ruhakana Ruganda told IRIN News Thursday that Uganda intends to "engage" the International Criminal Court (ICC) in an effort to obtain review of charges against leaders of Uganda's Lord's...
South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun filed a petition at the Constitutional Court of South Korea Thursday, challenging a ruling by the National Election Commission that Roh violated election neutrality...
The US, France, and the UK circulated a draft UN Security Council resolution Wednesday seeking to postpone plans for Kosovo's independence for 120 days to facilitate further discussions with Serbia and Russia, which oppose independence. Kosovar Prime Minister Agim...
Pakistani Foreign Minister Khurshid M. Kasuri has said that President Pervez Musharraf will not resort to martial law in the midst of continuing anti-government agitation by lawyers and opposition groups because it is "unconstitutional." In an interview...
Thai prosecutors formally filed corruption charges against former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife Pojamarn at the Supreme Court of Justice Thursday, charging the exiled Thaksin with abuse of power for personal...
The Supreme Assembly of Tajikistan voted unanimously Wednesday to approve an amnesty proposed by President Emomali Rahmon , paving the way for Rahmon to reduce the sentences of hundreds of Islamic militants imprisoned for...
US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff has criticized a bipartisan amendment to the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 that seeks to loosen the worker verification program by requiring employers to verify...
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso urged EU member states to compromise to resolve key differences in negotiations over the proposed constitutional treaty during a press conference Tuesday, reiterating...
