The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey filed suit in a New Jersey Superior Court Friday to try to block Dubai Ports World , a company from the United Arab Emirates , from...
Defense contractor Mitchell Wade pleaded guilty in US District Court in Washington, DC on Friday to conspiring to funnel more than $1 million in bribes to former US Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham ....
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counterterrorism Martin Scheinin sharply criticized Turkey's anti-terrorism laws Thursday, claiming Turkey's definition of terrorism is too broad and vague with respect to local terrorist groups....
The NAACP Saturday urged the US Department of Justice to block a Louisiana state election plan for New Orleans that will make it very difficult for displaced black voters to participate in the...
The Democratic Republic of Congo officially adopted a new constitution on Saturday when President Joseph Kabila signed into law the charter that voters approved in a referendum ...
Google, Inc. formally rejected a subpoena from the US Department of Justice for search data on Friday, arguing that the subpoena violated the privacy of Google customers and...
US District Judge Leonie Brinkema Friday added a former member of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to the pool of potential jurors who will decide between the death penalty or life in prison for 9/11 suspect...
The Georgia House of Representatives approved a bill Friday protecting physicians who assist the state in performing lethal injections. The bill, which overwhelmingly passed the House 157-1, would protect any doctor or medical professional assisting...
Merrill Lynch said Friday it will pay $164 million to settle 23 class action lawsuits involving Merrill Lynch's research of internet companies in the 1990s. Merrill Lynch filed a report with the US Securities and Exchange Commission...
The Supreme Court of Nepal on Friday ordered the government to free 37 politicians who had been detained for opposing the direct rule of King Gyanendra , saying that the court...
