Opponents of a new Kenya constitution on Thursday peacefully conceded to those in favor of the change, after early results from a national referendum strongly favored the constitution. Voting on the constitution took place Wednesday...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) settled its lawsuit against Intel on Wednesday, with the industry-leading microchip maker agreeing to a set of conditions designed to facilitate fairer competition from...
An officer for the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees said Wednesday said that lawyer Mohammad Mostafei, who is defending a woman sentenced to death in Iran, is seeking asylum in Turkey after fleeing...
The US Senate on Tuesday heard final statements on the confirmation of US Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan . Most Senate Republicans oppose her confirmation, but have chosen not to...
The Primary Court for the Afghan Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTV) on Tuesday fined former Afghan police chief General Mohlem $14,000 and sentenced him to 10 years in prison for connections he was found to have with...
Speaking to a crowd of students and businesspeople at New York University's Stern School of Business on Tuesday, US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner promised a rapid rollout of new rules mandated by the Restoring Financial...
Former Rwandan regional administrator Dominique Ntawukulilyayo was sentenced by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) Tuesday to 25 years in prison for his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide ....
A UK-based women's rights group filed suit Friday against the new coalition government over its 2010 budget, claiming the drastic spending cuts in it will have a disproportionately negative impact on women. The accusation stems from a...
A special Bangladeshi military court sentenced 14 members of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) border guard Monday for their roles in a February 2009 mutiny in the northeastern district of Sunamganj. The tribunal,...
The Obama administration is in danger of entrenching some of the most draconian aspects of the Bush administration's controversial national security policy, warns a new report, from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) ...
