In the wake of conflicting reports, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour on Wednesday urged an independant probe of reports of killings by Uzbekistan security forces. Witnesses say over 500 demonstrators were killed [JURIST...
With a close vote already expected in France , a UK group has released a poll showing more than half of British voters oppose the European Constitution . Vote No complains that the new...
The days-long verdict reading in the trial of Russian oil magnate Mikhail Khodorkovsky will continue at least into Thursday and perhaps longer. The court adjourned Wednesday after four hours, prompting defense lawyers to...
Despite President Bush's veto threat, the Senate Tuesday passed a $295-billion highway bill to build more roads and create jobs by an 89-11 vote. The White House said $284 billion was the most it would approve; the...
The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia Tuesday referred a war crimes case to a Bosnian national court, the War Crimes Chamber of the State Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina , the first time...
A Florida jury Monday ordered Morgan Stanley to pay $604 million in damages to billionaire investor Ronald Perelman after finding that he relied on the company when it advised him to sell his 82-percent stake in camping...
Russian oil magnate Mikhail Khodorkovsky was found guilty of all seven charges of tax evasion, fraud and embezzlementafter the Moscow court on Tuesday finished reading the verdict it began announcing on Monday . The court will...
A United Nations-appointed committee investigating the UN oil-for-food program has won the right to inspect internal documents a former investigator turned over to the US Congress. Robert Parton resigned last month from the Independent Inquiry Committee [official...
The chief federal prosecutor in a terrorism case marred by prosecutorial misconduct resigned on Monday. Richard Convertino won convictions against four terrorism suspects in Detroit in 2003, but the government later had them tossed out ...
At the United Nations, Brazil, Germany, India, and Japan introduced a draft resolution Monday to expand the UN Security Council from 15 to 25 countries and give themselves permanent seats. Secretary-General Kofi Annan proposed changes to the...
