An Iranian court has sentenced five people to death for their roles in protests that took place after this summer's disputed elections , according to state media Tuesday. Another 81 people have been sentenced to prison [Al-Jazeera...
The China Beijing No 1 Intermediary Court ruled on Monday that US software giant Microsoft had infringed upon the patent rights of local Chinese company Zhongyi Electronic . Zhongyi Electronic provided Chinese fonts for Microsoft to...
A 90-year-old German man has been charged with 58 counts of murder stemming from his involvement with the Nazi party during World War II. The man, who has not been named, was a member of an SS tank regiment...
The Iranian government on Saturday announced the establishment of a new police unit to fight Internet crime, though opposition leaders say its true purpose is to crack down on protesters and voices of dissent, who rely on the Internet...
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Friday remanded a case involving the assets of former Philippines president Ferdinand Marcos to the district court for investigation. The court found that...
The Cambodian government on Tuesday refused Thailand's request to extradite former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra , escalating a political row that threatens to destabilize the efforts of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)...
El Salvador government officials agreed on Friday to a state investigation into the death of Catholic Archbishop Oscar Romero , shot and killed in 1980. The announcement of the investigation comes nearly a...
The UN Organization Mission in DR Congo (MONUC) has given funding and support to military groups that are committing human rights abuses , according to Human Rights Watch (HRW) Tuesday. HRW detailed the alleged...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon attempted Tuesday to temper expectations for the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen set to take place in a month, saying that it might not result in a treaty. The...
Eight men judged guilty of war crimes by the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) were transferred to Rwanda Saturday to serve out prison sentences. Because Sierra Leone has no adequate prison facilities, an agreement with Rwanda...
