The Chicago jury in the federal fraud trial of Canadian-born financier and former media mogul Conrad Black reported Tuesday that it was unable to render a unanimous decision on all counts against Black. The jurors sent a note to Judge Amy St. Eve of the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois , [...]

A lawyer for US Army Spc. Mario Lozano , who is being tried in absentia for the murder of Italian intelligence agent Nicola Calipari and attempted murders of agent Andrea Carpani and Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena , told a Rome court Tuesday that Italy lacks jurisdiction in the case. In his opening remarks, Alberto Biffani [...]

The Brussels Court of First Instance has ruled that a Belgian internet service provider (ISP) must filter or block illegal peer-to-peer music downloading , giving Scarlet Extended Ltd six months to comply with its order or face €2,500 (US$3,425) in fines for every day of noncompliance. The ruling, made June 29 and originating from a [...]

The Serbian Supreme Court Tuesday upheld the 40 year prison sentence of Milorad Ulemek , according to Belgrade media reports. Ulemek was a paramilitary commander under Slobodan Milosevic who was convicted of murdering former Serbian President Ivan Stambolic and attempting to murder former foreign minister and one time opposition leader Vuk Draskovic . Although the [...]

The Defense Support Section (DSS) of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) opened the application process for defense lawyers Tuesday, seeking Cambodian and foreign lawyers with at least 10 years of relevant legal experience and "established competence in criminal and procedure at the international or national level" to represent Khmer Rouge defendants. [...]

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour Tuesday condemned the recent execution by stoning of an Iranian man convicted of adultery, saying the execution was in violation of international law . As a party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights , Iran should only impose the death penalty for serious violent [...]

The government of the Philippines Tuesday rejected a request by the Catholic Bishop Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) that the 2007 Human Security Act be revisited , as Filipino presidential spokesperson Ignacio Bunye said the controversial law had already experienced "exhaustive debates" in the legislature and that delaying its July 15 implementation could "embolden terrorists." [...]

British Judge Adrian Fulford Tuesday discharged the jury in the trial of suspects implicated in the failed bomb attacks on London's subway and bus systems on July 21, 2005, after jurors indicated they were deadlocked in the deliberation of charges against defendants Manfo Kwaku Asiedu and Adel Yahya. Prosecutors have accused Asiedu of being a [...]

US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales received reports that the FBI had improperly used national security letters (NSL) prior to testifying before Congress in 2005 that "there has not been one verified case of civil liberties abuse," the Washington Post reported Tuesday. According to documents made available by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Gonzales received at least [...]

David J. Bershad , former name partner at leading class action law firm Milberg Weiss , pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy to obstruct justice in a plot in which Milberg Weiss allegedly paid up to $11.3 million in illegal kickbacks since 1984 to individuals to serve as lead plaintiffs in class action and shareholder derivative [...]