Suspected Mumbai terror attack gunman Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab withdrew his confession in an Indian court Friday, claiming he was tortured and framed by police. Kasab originally pleaded not guilty in May,...
US House of Representatives minority leader John Boehner (R-OH) said Thursday that Congress could potentially block the Obama administration's plan to purchase the Thomson Correctional Center (TCC) in northwestern Illinois to house inmates...
A Pakistani court on Friday issued an arrest warrant for Interior Minister Rehman Malik on corruption charges, following Wednesday's Supreme Court ruling striking down an amnesty order . The Supreme Court ruled ...
Spain's lower house of parliament, the Congress of Deputies on Thursday approved a bill that would ease restrictions on abortions . The bill passed by...
The chief justice of the Russian Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a review of the 2003 arrest of Platon Lebedev , business partner of former Yukos oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky [defense website; JURIST news...
A South Korean court on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant for former prime minister Han Myeong-sook on bribery charges. Han is accused of accepting USD $50,000 from former Korea Express CEO Kwak Young-wook in 2007 in exchange for helping...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday granted Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Saeed Hatim's petition for habeas corpus, ordering his release. The US Department of Defense [official...
US Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday that the decision to purchase the Thomson Correctional Center (TCC) in northwestern Illinois to house inmates from Guantanamo Bay could help close the...
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Wednesday sued computer microchip manufacturer Intel for antitrust violations. The complaint alleges that Intel used its dominant market position to stifle competition. According to...
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday struck down the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) , which granted President Asif Ali Zardari and 8,000 other government officials immunity from corruption charges. A special 17-member...
