The Moscow City Court upheld a city ban on gay pride parades in the city on Monday, dismissing an extraordinary appeal by parade organizers challenging a ruling by the Tverskoy district court. Organizers say they are prepared...
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia Monday upheld the 20-year prison sentence of former Bosnian Croat soldier Miroslav Bralo , dismissing Bralo's appeal alleging the trial...
A Mexican special prosecutor's office designed to investigate past political crimes shut down on Tuesday without ever securing any convictions. Former Mexican President Vicente Fox , who created the department, decided to close it just before leaving office...
Texas Governor Rick Perry Tuesday signed into law a new so-called "shoot first" law , which allows state residents to use deadly force to respond to threats in their homes, cars, and at...
The president of Vietnam has signed a decree abolishing the power of the government to hold suspected national security threats without judicial hearings, a government official told AP Wednesday. Western officials have praised President Nguyen Minh...
The US Supreme Court handed down decisions in two cases Tuesday, including Rockwell International v. US ex rel. Stone where the Court held that individuals must be able to show...
FBI Director Robert Mueller asserted Tuesday that the agency is able to properly use the surveillance powers granted it under the Patriot Act , telling senators at a US Senate Judiciary Committee hearing...
David Stockman , former director of the US Office of Management and Budget during the Reagan administration, was charged Monday with conspiracy to commit securities fraud and making false statements. The indictment...
Few Egyptians voted Monday in a referendum on proposed constitutional amendments in the face of a boycott by opposition parties that regard them as an attempt to take away basic rights. Most participating voters were either gathered...
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Monday in two cases . US v. Williams (06-694) , on appeal from the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit [official...
