The European Court of Human Rights (EHCR) ruled Tuesday that displaying a crucifix in a public school classroom violates the European Convention on Human Rights . The lawsuit was brought against Italy by...
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Sunday signed into law a bill that introduces stricter punishments for those convicted of manipulating the stock market. Traders and journalists convicted of market manipulation involving more than...
The Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic delayed judgment Tuesday on a challenge to the country's signing of the European Union (EU) reform treaty, known as the Treaty of Lisbon [EU...
The Seoul Central District court on Monday found Dr. Hwang Woo-Suk guilty of embezzling research funds and bioethics violations. Hwang was acquitted on fraud charges and given a two-year suspended sentence instead of the four-year sentence requested...
Spanish Judge Santiago Pedraz on Tuesday ordered the release of accused Somali pirate Abdou Willy to the Spanish Juvenile Court. Pedraz ordered the release after medical examinations could not determine his age to be...
A delegation from the Organization of American States (OAS) arrived in Honduras Sunday to investigate human rights violations that may have occurred since the ouster of Manuel Zelaya as president. The investigative...
