Germany's Federal Constitutional Court Wednesday ruled that German surveillance flights over Turkey conducted in 2003 during the lead-up to the Iraq War were unconstitutional. The court held that...
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Germany constitutional court rules pre-Iraq war flight missions unconstitutional
Pakistan committee on restoring ousted judges completes draft resolution
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Bangladesh ex-PM Hasina charged with corruption for alleged kickback scheme
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Maryland appeals court rules Islamic divorce practice constitutionally invalid
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Federal appeals court rules BP plea bargain in blast case violated rights of victims
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Guantanamo ex-detainee was Iraq suicide bomber: US military
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Michigan Supreme Court rules against same-sex partner benefits
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US military reduces sentence for Marine convicted of killing Iraqi
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Incoming Russia president stresses rights in inauguration address
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EU parliament head assails Myanmar junta for sticking to referendum after cyclone
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A panel convened last week by Pakistan's coalition government has completed a draft parliamentary resolution to reinstate judges ousted by Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf last year, Pakistani Law Minister Farooq Naek said late Wednesday. The resolution now goes to...
A Bangladeshi court Wednesday formally charged former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed with corruption under the recommendation of the country's Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) . Hasina and eight other people are accused of...
The Maryland Court of Appeals has ruled that the Islamic talaq , a controversial practice under which a husband can divorce his wife without her say, violates the state constitution and therefore does not constitute...
The US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that the plea agreement made by BP following a 2005 explosion at a Texas City refinery must be sent back to the US district court in...
One of the bombers involved in a series of suicide attacks in Mosul, Iraq, in April was a former detainee held at Guantanamo Bay , the US military said Wednesday. Kuwaiti Abdullah Salim Ali al-Ajmi was detained...
The Michigan Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that governments and universities may not provide health benefits for same-sex partners of their employees. The 5-2 ruling interpreted a 2004 state constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage to mean that...
The US military has reduced the sentence of Marine Corps Sgt. Lawrence G. Hutchins III handed down after following his conviction last August for killing an Iraqi civilian, AP reported Thursday. Hutchins' attorney said...
Incoming Russian President Dmitry Medvedev , a lawyer who won Russia's presidency in March elections, stressed the importance of rights and freedoms at the outset of his inauguration address in the Kremlin Wednesday...
European Parliament President Hans-Gert Poettering Wednesday faulted the ruling junta of Myanmar for saying it would go ahead with a scheduled May 10 referendum on a draft constitution in the aftermath of a devastating...
