Judge Royce Lamberth of the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Tuesday granted the government's motion to dismiss the petition for habeas corpus brought on behalf of Yemeni Guantanamo...
US Attorney General Eric Holder told reporters Tuesday that the Obama administration may miss its January deadline for closing the military prison at Guantanamo Bay . Holder said that is concerned with US...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in three cases. In United States v. Stevens , the Court heard arguments on whether a...
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to review the conviction of former Qwest Communications CEO Joseph Nacchio on charges of insider trading. The Court denied...
A Canadian court on Friday sentenced a member of the "Toronto 18" to seven years in prison for his role in the plot to carry out terrorist attacks in Toronto. Ali Mohamed Dirie pleaded...
The US Supreme Court officially opened its 2009 term Monday, hearing oral arguments in two cases. In Maryland v. Shatzer , the Court heard...
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday released a detailed judgment to accompany a July declaration that former president Pervez Musharraf violated the Constitution of Pakistan...
Irish voters went to the polls for a second time Friday to vote on the European Union (EU) reform treaty, also known as the Lisbon Treaty . Irish voters previously rejected the treaty, and Ireland agreed in...
A Myanmar court on Friday upheld a sentence of house arrest imposed on opposition pro-democracy advocate Aung San Suu Kyi . Suu Kyi was convicted in August of violating state security laws and...
Prominent Zimbabwean rights activist Jestina Mukoko and eight others have sued the government for abduction, wrongful arrest, and torture, their lawyer said Thursday. The suit comes after Zimbabwe's Supreme Court on Monday dismissed charges...
