Kyrgyzstan interim President Roza Otunbayeva announced Sunday that voters approved a new constitution that will allow the interim government to establish a legitimate government through parliamentary elections in the fall. Otunbayeva will remain...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday asked the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to stay a district court ruling to lift a six-month moratorium on deep water drilling ...
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Friday announced the opening of a new high-security courtroom in Kenya that will hear maritime piracy cases as well as cases involving other serious criminal offenses....
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday reinstated a lawsuit challenging the Obama administration's decision to ease restrictions on stem cell research . The lawsuit...
The Romanian Constitutional Court on Friday ruled that a government plan to reduce pension funds by 15 percent was unconstitutional, jeopardizing a pending billion dollar loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) needed...
Members of the US Senate and House of Representatives on Friday reached an agreement on the financial reform bills passed by each chamber, which focus on increasing regulation in the financial...
The US House of Representatives on Thursday voted 219 to 206 to approve legislation aimed at decreasing the ability of corporations and other special interest groups to influence elections. The bill, known...
Sri Lankan External Affairs Minister Gamini Lakshman Peiris said Thursday that members of a recently-appointed UN panel will not be permitted to enter the country to investigate allegations of human rights abuses during the last...
The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 8-1 in Doe #1 v. Reed that the First Amendment does not bar a state from releasing identifying information...
The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in Granite Rock Co. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters that federal courts have jurisdiction to determine if a collective bargaining...
