The Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education voted on Monday to grant in-state college tuition rates at Rhode Island state institutions to children whose parents immigrated to the US illegally. The decision is seen by some as a stepping stone in the broader context of the contentious immigration debate with proponents arguing that [...]

The Obama administration on Monday declined to seek en banc review by the full US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit of its August decision striking down the individual mandate provision of the health care reform law , clearing the path for an appeal to the US Supreme Court . The decision could mean [...]

Amnesty International (AI) urged Thailand on Tuesday to stop the insurgents’ deliberate targeting of civilians in Southern Thailand. The pressure on Thailand comes after AI released a report detailing the deliberate attacks against civilians which they claim amount to war crimes. During the past eight years of insurgency aggression, nearly 5,000 civilians have been killed [...]

Libyan transitional justice minister Mohammed al-Alagi said Monday that he plans to abolish the nation’s security prosecution and court and the state security appeals court. The state security court system had been used to jail thousands of dissidents and people who opposed the regime of Muammar Gaddafi . Speaking at a news conference, al-Alagi said [...]

The trial of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was suspended Monday until next month amid bias claims. Lawyers for the families of the anti-Mubarak protesters who were killed argued to the Cairo Appeals Court that Judge Ahmed Refaat was overseeing the case in an arbitrary manner . Refaat suspended the trial until October 30, but [...]

The National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia approved a restitution law that provides for compensation or the return of property confiscated by communist authorities following World War II. The bill, passed by an overwhelming majority , is part of a larger property rights reform package that is key to Serbia’s bid to join the [...]

The abuse of Irish children by members of the clergy, revealed by four state-sponsored reports, included acts that amounted to torture , Amnesty International said Monday. Aimed at why the abuse occurred, the report, titled In Plain Sight , calls attention to those who “turned a blind eye” to the abuse and “people in positions [...]

The Kuwait Cabinet on Sunday approved a draft anti-corruption law meant to combat the country’s growing business corruption troubles. The law imposes penalties of up to seven years in prison for a number of offenses related to money laundering and financial disclosure, including manipulation of public tenders and auctions, bribery, counterfeiting, forgery and graft. The [...]

US counter-terrorism officials have indicated that the administration of President Barack Obama is considering trying the former leader of Hezbollah in a military commission on US soil, the Associated Press reported Monday. According to anonymous officials, the Obama administration is considering the controversial move because they believe that the best place to try Ali Mussa [...]

Scottish prosecutors asked Libya’s National Transitional Council (NTC) on Monday for any evidence, witnesses or assistance they can provide in tracking down those involved in the Lockerbie bombing . The request follows the Scottish Crown’s recent defense of its decision to release convicted Lockerbie bomber, Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi on humanitarian grounds due to [...]