Australia's Supreme Court of Victoria Tuesday sentenced Algerian cleric Abdul Nacer Benbrika , also known as Abu Bakr, to at least 12 years in prison for his role in plotting large-scale terror attacks aimed...

Six detainees from the Guantanamo Bay military prison, including three Uighurs, are seeking refugee status in Canada with the support of Canadian sponsors. The Uighurs were last year deemed not...

 Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) prosecutor Stephen Rapp  said Monday that a verdict in the war crimes case against former Liberian President Charles Taylor is expected in early 2010. Rapp...

The number of political prisoners in Cuba has declined from 234 in January 2008 to 205, while the number of brief detentions has increased, according to the Cuban Commission on Human Rights and National Reconciliation (CCDHRN)...

The African Union (AU) agreed Monday to seek a postponement of the pending International Criminal Court (ICC) indictment against Sudan President Omar al-Bashir , citing concerns over a possible threat to...

Canadian meat producer Maple Leaf Foods announced Monday that it had reached a proposed settlement agreement with class action plaintiffs who brought suit against the company in connection with...

Romania v. Ukraine, International Court of Justice, February 3, 2009 . Read the full text of the judgment ....

The US Senate on Monday voted 75-21 to confirm Eric Holder to serve as Attorney General. Last week, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 17-2 to approve Holder's nomination. Monday's debate over...

The US State Department  announced Monday that it has instituted sanctions against Chinese, Iranian, and North Korean arms companies for violating US rules against the spread of weapons and missile technology. Under the sanctions, the...

Re: Buy American provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, Delegation of the European Commission, February 2, 2009, . Read the...