Lawyers for Myanmar opposition pro-democracy advocate Aung San Suu Kyi said Friday that the Divisional Court in Rangoon has agreed to hear an appeal of her recent conviction for violating state security...
A Canadian court on Thursday sentenced Saad Khalid to 14 years in prison for his involvement in plotting to attack targets in Toronto, Canada . Khalid, one of the so-called "Toronto 18" , was...
The US Department of the Treasury on Thursday lifted travel restrictions and restrictions on money transfers between Cuban-Americans and their families in Cuba. The department also authorized US telecommunications companies work within Cuba to facilitate...
A spokesperson for the department of Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) said Thursday that the Canadian government will appeal a controversial decision by the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) to grant asylum to a white...
The Russian Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the case of murdered journalist Anna Politkovskaya should be returned to prosecutors for further investigation. The court overturned a...
Lawyers for alleged al Qaeda media director Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al Bahlul on Tuesday appealed his conviction and life sentence for conspiring with al Qaeda, soliciting murder, and providing...
Czech President Vaclav Klaus on Wednesday called an emergency meeting of political officials to discuss potential changes to the country's constitution, one day after the Constitutional Court ...
A Thai criminal court has sentenced political activist Darunee Charnchoengsilpakul to 18 years in prison for insulting the royal family. Darunee was convicted last Friday on charges of violating Thailand's lese majeste ...
The Scottish Parliament voted 73-50 Wednesday to condemn last month's decision by Scottish Justice Minister Kennny MacAskill to release to Libya convicted Pan Am Flight 103 bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al...
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced Tuesday that a group of 91 countries have reached an agreement on the final text of the first ever treaty to combat illegal fishing. The...
