Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao emphasized the importance of upholding the rule of law, combating corruption and improving transparency in a speech published by the government Sunday. During the speech, delivered last month at a national...
A judge from Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court of Iran on Saturday sentenced Shiva Nazar Ahari, a journalist arrested following the 2009 presidential election , to six years in prison. Ahari was sentenced to...
Senegalese security forces are engaging in systematic torture, often leading to the death of those detained, according to a report released Wednesday by Amnesty International (AI) . AI claims that this leaves victims' families with no...
A court in Kyrgyzstan issued the first convictions Wednesday in connection with the June 2010 ethnic violence , handing down prison terms for eight ethnic Uzbeks. The case stems from the murder of a Kyrgyz...
A panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Friday that a second-hand software merchant may not invoke the first sale doctrine as a defense in...
The Sri Lankan Parliament on Wednesday voted 161-17 to give final approval to the 18th amendment to the Sri Lankan Constitution , eliminating presidential term limits. The parliament joined the Supreme Court of...
The classified advertising website Craigslist removed its "adult services" section Saturday, replacing it with a "censored" label after 18 state attorneys general criticized the section in a letter sent last month. The letter, written by Connecticut Attorney...
Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court of Iran on Saturday concluded the one-day trial of Shiva Nazar Ahari, a journalist arrested following the 2009 presidential election . During the Tehran trial, conducted by head judge...
The Court of Appeals for the Fifth District of Texas ruled Tuesday that the state ban on same-sex marriage does not violate the US Constitution. The court also held that state trial...
The Obama administration has halted plans to prosecute Guantanamo Bay detainee Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri for his alleged involvement in the 2000 USS Cole attack , according to a Washington Post report ...
