Russian authorities have charged at least four of the 10 suspects arrested Monday in connection with last October's killing of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya , a defense lawyer told reporters Tuesday....

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Tuesday ordered former Wal-Mart vice chairman Tom Coughlin to face a new sentencing hearing, holding that his sentence was too lenient and improperly...

A Manhattan federal judge Monday overturned a federal bankruptcy court's highly-controversial decision in the Enron case, ruling that holders of claims against a bankrupt company should have their claims extinguished if they purchased them from a...

A US magistrate judge for the Southern District of Florida issued a ruling Tuesday recommending that the US Department of State extradite former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega to France when he is released...

Senior judges on the UK Council of HM Circuit Judges have warned UK lawmakers that the judiciary may balk at a plan to add new control orders to a draft criminal justice...

The Bangladesh Supreme Court has overturned a court order granting bail to former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed , ruling Monday that she should remain in prison as she awaits trial on extortion charges [JURIST...

The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) released its first major report on racism and inequality in the European Union Tuesday, finding ethnic discrimination in employment, housing and...

Yahoo! filed a motion in federal court in California Monday seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit alleging that the Internet giant aided and abetted human rights violations committed by the Chinese government by...

Canadian-born financier and former media mogul Conrad Black filed a motion Monday requesting either a new trial or acquittal after his conviction on mail fraud and obstruction of justice charges in July. In the...

A federal judge issued a temporary injunction Monday blocking a Missouri abortion law that would subject more abortion clinics to tighter state control. The law, which had been scheduled to go into effect Tuesday, would classify...