An indigenous tribe in Indonesia on Thursday filed a $30 million lawsuit against a subsidiary of US mining company Freeport-McRoRan Copper & Gold for numerous environmental and human rights violations. The Amungme people are suing PT Freeport...
Chinese authorities on Friday executed the former head of the company that owns the Beijing Capital International Airport, after he was convicted of bribery and embezzlement. Li Peiying, former chairman of the Capital Airports Holding Company [corporate...
The US Senate confirmed Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court by a vote of 68-31 Thursday. The vote split mainly along party lines, with only nine Republicans voting to confirm. Senate Judiciary...
A Turkish court on Wednesday accepted an indictment against 52 individuals accused of planning to overthrow the country's ruling Justice Development Party (AKP) . The individuals are accused of belonging to the...
Former Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian filed suit Wednesday against the three judges hearing his corruption case, accusing them of illegally prolonging his detention. Chen, who was indicted in December, faces possible life...
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed fraud charges Tuesday against General Electric Co. (GE) , resulting in GE agreeing to pay a $50 million settlement . The SEC accused GE of...
The Moscow Military District Court on Wednesday began the retrial of three men acquitted of involvement in the 2006 shooting death of journalist Anna Politkovskaya . The Russian Supreme Court [official website, in...
A special panel of federal judges on Tuesday ordered California to reduce its prison population by nearly 43,000 inmates, finding that the prisons are overcrowded. Two inmates had brought a challenge against the state's...
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il on Tuesday pardoned US journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee during a visit from former US president Bill Clinton , according to a state media...
Niger held a referendum Tuesday on a proposed constitution that would allow President Mamadou Tandja to remain in office. Tandja had previously promised to step down when his second five-year term expires in December, but if the...
