A Turkish court on Friday ordered the arrest of 102 people, including two serving and three retired military officers, in connection with an alleged coup plot. The 2003 Balyoz Security Operation Plan ,...
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Turkish court issues 102 arrest warrants for alleged coup plot
ICC appeals chamber suspends release of Congo militia leader Lubanga
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US Senator introduces legislation to block ‘net neutrality’
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Amended campaign finance legislation introduced in Senate
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ACLU sues Montana for recognition of same-sex civil unions
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US Senate to delay vote on broad climate legislation
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China court convicts Uighur journalist of endangering national security
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ICC chief prosecutor: al-Bashir will be arrested
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Discriminatory laws contribute to spread of HIV/AIDS: report
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Federal judge grants Yemeni Guantanamo detainee’s habeas petition
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The appeals chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday suspended an order issued last week directing the release of accused Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga Dyilo [case...
US Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) introduced legislation Wednesday intended to block the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from implementing its National Broadband Plan . The Freedom for Consumer Choice Act would remove...
US Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) on Wednesday introduced an amended version of the Senate campaign finance bill in order to gain support from moderate Republicans in the hope of increasing the chance of the...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to force Montana to provide legal status to same-sex relationships. The lawsuit, filed in Montana's First Judicial District Court on behalf of...
The US Senate will not pass broad climate legislation during this session, according to statements made Thursday by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) . Reid said that the body lacks the 60 votes necessary [BBC...
A Chinese court on Friday convicted a Uighur journalist of endangering national security for statements made following the 2009 Xinjiang riots . The Intermediate People's Court of Urumqi sentenced Gheyret Niyaz, editor of...
Chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Luis Moreno-Ocampo on Thursday called for the arrest of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir , saying that he will eventually face trial before the...
Laws criminalizing homosexual activity are contributing to the spread of HIV and AIDS in the Asia-Pacific region, according to the findings of a study announced Wednesday by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) [official...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday granted the habeas corpus petition of Yemeni citizen Adnan Farhan Abdul Latif and ordered his immediate release from the Guantanamo Bay...
