A top Norwegian prosecutor said Wednesday that she will look into a compliant filed by Norwegian lawyers accusing Israeli government figures of war crimes during the recent offensive in the Gaza Strip . The chief prosecutor at Norway's...
The UN Durban Review Conference on racism began on Monday with the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressing concerns over the decision by the US and several other countries to boycott...
Spanish Attorney General Candido Conde Pumpido announced Thursday that he will not recommend that the Spanish government seek action against members of the Bush administration behind the establishment of the Guantanamo Bay ...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday that it has limited electronic surveillance conducted by the National Security Agency (NSA) . The annoucement comes after the NSA was found to have exceeded its...
The Zimbabwean House Speaker announced Sunday the formation of a committee to draft a new constitution. The drafting of a new constitution was part of the power sharing agreement signed last September by President Robert Mugabe [BBC...
The Lhasa Municipal Intermediate People's Court in China sentenced two Tibetans to death on Wednesday for their involvement in the March 2008 Lhasa riots . The two men were found guilty of starting...
The Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) on Wednesday sentenced former Revolutionary Union Front (RUF) commanders Issa Hassan Sesay, Morris Kallon, and Augustine Gbao to jail terms of 52, 40, and 25 years,...
The National Prosecuting Authority of South Africa (NPA) announced Monday that it is dropping all corruption charges against African National Congress (ANC) leader Jacob Zuma . The acting director of the...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a motion in federal court Wednesday seeking to set aside the verdict and dismiss the indictment on corruption charges against former senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) ....
The Supreme Court of Afghanistan decided Sunday to allow President Hamid Karzai to remain in office until this August's general election . Under the Afghanistan Constitution , Karzai's term in...
