Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora told reporters Wednesday that "the door remains open" for possible changes to the structure and procedure of a divisive UN-supported international tribunal being proposed to try suspects accused of assassinating former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in February 2005. Siniora didn't specify what the possible amendments were, but said they would [...]

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Iraqi judges and lawyers Wednesday mulled over a potential constitutional complication in the wake of Tuesday's Iraqi High Tribunal appeals chamber affirmation of a death sentence against ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein for crimes against humanity committed in the town of Dujail in 1982. Under the Iraqi constitution, such a death sentence requires the authorization [...]

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In the latest corruption scandal involving Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian and his family, a Taiwanese court on Wednesday sentenced Chen son-in-law Chao Chien-min to six years in prison for insider trading. Chao Chien-min, who is married to Chen's daughter, was convicted of using insider information to earn $922,000 by purchasing shares of the company Taiwan [...]

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The director of China’s State Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) claimed Tuesday in an official report that corruption on the part of local government leaders has contributed to the rampant pollution found in many of China’s cities. SEPA Director Zhou Shengxian told the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress that through threats of retaliatory measures [...]

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South Coast Air Quality Management District v. EPA, US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, December 26, 2006 Act" in setting its smog standards]. Read the full text of the ruling . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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