The judiciary oversight committee of the Spanish General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ) on Tuesday approved a request by judge Baltasar Garzon allowing him to work...
A Somali man charged with piracy pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges of hijacking, kidnapping, and hostage taking related to last April's attack on the US container ship Maersk Alabama . Abdiwali Abdiqadir Muse was originally...
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the release of three individuals accused of crimes committed as part of the "Christian warrior" militia called Hutaree . Judge Victoria Roberts of the US District Court for the Eastern...
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday pardoned Interior Minister Rehman Malik , convicted on corruption charges in 2004. Zardari issued the pardon after the Lahore High Court refused to throw out Malik's 2004 conviction. Malik...
A Chinese court on Tuesday convicted Huang Guangyu, formerly China's richest man , of illegal business dealings, insider trading, and corporate bribery. Huang was previously the chairman of Pengrun Investments and founder of subsidiary GOME Electrical Appliances [corporate...
Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Antonio Maria Costa on Monday opened a UN conference on international crime prevention by warning of the inadequacies of the current international crime control system. Costa...
Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva on Monday signed a bill that legalizes same-sex marriage but stops short of allowing same-sex couples to adopt. The bill was approved by the Portuguese...
US President Barack Obama on Monday signed into law the Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act , aimed at promoting worldwide press freedom and drawing attention to countries where journalists are threatened, harmed, or...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Monday filed a class action lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of Arizona seeking an injunction against the implementation of the...
The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled in Abbott v. Abbott that a ne exeat clause, which prohibits one parent from removing a child from the country...
