A panel of the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on Wednesday unanimously dismissed a lawsuit challenging the exclusion of materials questioning the Armenian genocide from a school...
The Turkish Foreign Ministry announced Wednesday that it will conduct an investigation into the May flotilla incident , in which Israeli forces raided several Turkish ships bound for the blockaded Gaza...
A US military jury on Wednesday recommended a 14-year sentence for Sudanese Guantanamo Bay detainee Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al Qosi . Al Qosi agreed to a plea deal Tuesday after pleading guilty...
The Taipei Prosecutors Office on Wednesday raided the homes of several current and former High Court judges suspected of accepting bribes in exchange for reduced sentencing, and arrested five more suspects in the case. Three judges were...
The Supreme Court of the Maldives was seated Tuesday after the parliament passed stalled legislation making the body permanent. The legislation, the Act on Judges, was passed by the People's Majlis ...
Chamber IV of the Supreme Court of Costa Rica ruled 5-2 Tuesday to disallow a nationwide referendum on whether to recognize same-sex civil unions . The referendum was to be on the ballot...
The Supreme Court of Thailand ruled 103-4 Wednesday to deny an appeal by former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra contesting the seizure of his assets. Thaksin filed the appeal in March after the...
The Supreme Court of Mexico ruled 9-2 Tuesday that same-sex marriages performed in Mexico City must be recognized nationwide. The court found that although Mexico's 31 states are not required to allow...
The American Bar Association (ABA) on Tuesday adopted a resolution calling on state and local governments to legalize same-sex marriage . The resolution was adopted at the ABA annual meeting held...
Amnesty International (AI) on Tuesday called for the Taliban and other insurgent groups in Afghanistan to be tried for war crimes for targeting civilians. The statement was released following the 2010 Mid-Year Report...
