Illinois Governor Pat Quinn and Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) said Friday that a leaked memo signals that the US government intends to transfer Guantanamo Bay detainees to the Thomson Correctional Center (TCC) [DOC...
Philippines President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Saturday recalled Proclamation 1959 , lifting the declaration of martial law and reinstating habeas corpus in the province of Maguindanao. Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita announced that martial...
The Constitutional Court of Romania on Friday ordered a recount of void ballots from the country's disputed presidential election. After the first round of elections in November produced no clear...
The US House of Representatives voted 223-202 Friday to approve a bill that would create a consumer financial protection agency and strengthen oversight of the financial industry. The Wall Street Reform...
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Thursday that last week's nightclub fire in Perm exposed widespread corruption among bureaucrats. At a cabinet meeting, Putin said that...
A California judge on Thursday tentatively ruled that a 2003 Colorado River water use agreement is invalid. The agreement settled a dispute over how to divide the Colorado River between California and six other states: Arizona, Colorado,...
The Ugandan Parliament voted unanimously Thursday to outlaw female genital mutilation (FGM) . Under the new legislation , anyone who conducts the procedure faces a 10-year prison sentence, and anyone convicted of aggravated...
A judge in the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Thursday found the US Department of Defense (DOD) in contempt for failing to videotape the testimony of Guantanamo Bay [JURIST...
Iranian human rights violations following the disputed presidential election in June were among the worst in the past 20 years , according to a report published Thursday by Amnesty International (AI) ....
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) announced Wednesday that its largest anonymous donor will be sharply cutting donations next year in light of the current economic crisis. The ACLU released a statement...
