The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday announced that a grand jury has indicted the former CEO of mortgage company Taylor, Bean & Whitaker (TWB) on charges of fraud related to the...
Two Sudanese men suspected of committing war crimes related to the ongoing violence in the Darfur region of Sudan surrendered Wednesday to the International Criminal Court (ICC) . Abdallah Banda Abakaer Nourain (Banda)...
The US Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday held a hearing to consider the nomination of James Cole for deputy attorney general. Republican members of the committee used the hearing to offer...
Ethiopian opposition parties on Tuesday filed suit against the National Electoral Board (NEB) alleging that parties' complaints regarding last month's elections were handled in an irregular manner. The parties allege they submitted 87 pages of evidence [Reuters...
A spokesperson for the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) piracy division announced Tuesday that donors will spend more than USD $9.3 million to fund courts in Kenya and Seychelles that prosecute suspected Somali pirates [JURIST...
A Thai court on Tuesday charged 11 protest leaders with terrorism in connection with Thailand's latest round of political violence , denying them bail. The men held leadership positions in the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship...
A military judge on Monday ordered the release of US Marine Sgt. Lawrence Hutchins III, two months after his conviction for killing an Iraqi citizen was reversed by the Navy-Marine Court for Criminal Appeals [official...
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on Monday sent a letter to the Venezuelan government expressing their concern over the increasing threat to freedom of expression in the country. The IACHR cited three recent...
The US State Department (DOS) on Monday released its annual report on human trafficking conditions across the globe, finding that the US adequately complies with international regulations but still has a "'serious problem with human...
The Barcelona city council on Monday announced the banning of all face coverings, including the burqa , in public areas administered by the city. Barcelona Mayor Jordi Hereu indicated that the ban was...
