The Hungarian government on Tuesday continued to defend its controversial new media law in the face of criticism from the EU. The new law, which entered into force this week, creates the National Media and Communications Authority (NMHH) [official...
The governor of Pakistan's Punjab province, Salman Taseer, was shot and killed Tuesday by one of his own security guards, apparently because of his opposition to Pakistan's blasphemy law . Taseer, a senior member of the...
The UN Human Rights Council on Thursday adopted a resolution condemning recent post-election violence in the Ivory Coast that has resulted in more than 170 deaths. Alassane Ouattara defeated incumbent Laurent Gbagbo ...
A French judge has charged Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) leader Callixte Mbarushimana, according to reports Wednesday. Examining magistrate Rene Cros charged Mbarushimana with war crimes and crimes against humanity for his...
The US Senate voted 71-26 Wednesday to ratify the so-called New START treaty between Russia and the US. The new START treaty replaces the expired Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START I treaty) ,...
The US Senate and the House of Representatives on Wednesday gave final approval to a defense spending bill that includes a provision preventing Guantanamo Bay detainees from being transferred to the...
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed into law a bill to repeal the military's controversial "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy (DADT) . The Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal...
A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Tuesday ordered the US government to pay more than $2.5 million in damages and attorney's fees to an Islamic charity for...
A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on Tuesday upheld the convictions of former Illinois governor George Ryan , refusing his request for early release. In September,...
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted 3-2 Tuesday in favor of new rules to allow the government to regulate Internet traffic. The so-called net neutrality rules, proposed by FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski...
