The Philippine anti-graft court, the Sandiganbayan , said Monday that it ordered Imelda Marcos, wife of deceased Philippine ex-dictator Ferdinand Marcos , to return USD $280,000 in state funds stolen by her husband. The money was...
Amnesty International (AI) released a report on Wednesday urging the international community to pressure Yemeni authorities to investigate the death of protesters. The report chronicles reports of beatings and use of excessive force by security...
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Monday granted a motion by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to dismiss a challenge to the new net neutrality...
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled unanimously in Astra USA v. Santa Clara County, CA that health care providers that are third-party beneficiaries of a government contract may...
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi attended a hearing in Milan on Monday to defend himself against charges of fraud and embezzlement. Berlusconi has not attended a case hearing for more than seven...
An Egyptian prosecutor indicted three police officials from the Beni Suef governorate on Monday on charges of murdering protesters during the Egyptian revolution. According to judicial sources, Major General Ahmed Abu Zeid, Colonel Mohamed Abdel Maqsoud...
The dispute settlement body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Friday granted Canada's request to hear its dispute of the EU's ban on the import of seal products. Canada requested establishment of...
UN High Commissioner on Human Rights Navi Pilay on Saturday urged the Syrian government to heed to the demands of protesters instead of responding with violence. Pilay warned that continued repression of the Syrian people...
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) adopted a resolution on Thursday, appointing a Special Rapporteur to investigate human rights violations in Iran. The resolution was adopted by a vote of 22 in favor,...
US immigration enforcement agencies are overly reliant on a flawed detention system, according to a report released Thursday by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACH) . The IACH investigated six immigrant detention centers based throughout Arizona...
