A group of suspected Somali pirates pleaded not guilty Wednesday before the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia . The defendants, six Somali men alleged to have been involved in the April...
The Bangladeshi Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned a constitutional amendment that had allowed religious parties to participate in politics. The court, upholding a lower court decision, held that the Fifth Amendment to the Bangladeshi Constitution...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Arizona on Wednesday issued a preliminary injunction against several provisions of a controversial Arizona immigration law , which is...
Prosecutor Christoph Goeke of the German city of Dortmund announced Wednesday that former Nazi guard Samuel Kunz has been charged in relation to the murder of nearly half a million people during the Nazi regime. Kunz, who has admitted...
Japanese Justice Minister Keiko Chiba on Wednesday announced a review of Japan's death penalty and the opening of execution chambers to the media. The announcement came after Chiba witnessed the execution [Japan Times...
The Fremont City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to suspend an ordinance banning hiring, harboring or renting property to illegal immigrants pending the outcome of litigation challenging its constitutionality. The ordinance...
The US Senate on Tuesday failed to end debate over the campaign finance reform legislation . The vote of 57-41 fell short of the supermajority required to overcome a filibuster ,...
The Serbian National Assembly on Monday voted 192-26 to pass a resolution that Serbia would never recognize Kosovo as an independent nation. The declaration comes a week after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) [official...
The Algerian prosecutor's office said Monday that former Guantanamo Bay detainee Aziz Abdul Naji had been indicted, but did not specify the charges. The charges come after a period of detention by the Algerian...
The New Jersey Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a case challenging the constitutionality of New Jersey's civil unions law, holding that it must first be heard in the lower courts. The lawsuit was...
