The Myanmar court hearing the trial of pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi has rejected the defense's request to call four witnesses. While the prosecution has been allowed to call 14 witnesses, Suu Kyi's...
Nobel Laureate and pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday told a Myanmar court that she did not violate the terms of her house arrest when an American man swam to her house....
The Pentagon said Tuesday that it has evidence that confirms that 27 released Guantanamo Bay detainees have engaged in combat or terrorism against the US. The evidence, implicating five percent of ex-detainees, includes "fingerprints, DNA, and...
The US House of Representatives on Wednesday voted 361-64 to pass the Senate version of the Credit Card Holders' Bill of Rights . Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) called the...
The Israeli High Court of Justice on Tuesday ordered the government to fund non-Orthodox conversion institutions. The decision, handed down by a three-judge panel, breaks the monopoly that Orthodox conversion institutions hold over public...
The US Senate on Tuesday voted 90-5 to pass the Credit Card Holders' Bill of Rights . Among the provisions included in the bill are restrictions on retroactive interest rate increases, a mandatory 45-day...
US President Barack Obama on Thursday proposed $17 billion in cuts to the fiscal year 2010 federal budget, including cutting $400 million from the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) . SCAAP is a...
Croatian parliament member Branimir Glavas was convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison for the killing of Serbian civilians during the Croatian war of independence . Glavas stood accused of ordering the torture...
The Supreme Court of India on Friday ordered the formation of five special courts to hear cases stemming from the 2002 Gujarat riots . The court did not move the cases outside of Gujarat however, as...
The Japanese government on Thursday pledged to donate USD $4.17 million to assist the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) , the tribunal set up to try former members of the Khmer Rouge...
