The French parliament approved a proposal on Wednesday to ban prostitution . The non-binding resolution was backed by a show of hands and is expected to be followed by a bill. Prostitution is...
British American Tobacco (BAT) brought legal action in Australia's High Court on Thursday in response to the country's new tobacco packaging laws. Two weeks ago, Parliament enacted the Tobacco Plain Packaging...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Facebook settled on Tuesday regarding Facebook's practices relating to user privacy. The FTC filed a complaint against Facebook alleging that privacy settings on the site failed to apply...
The UN Under-Secretary for Humanitarian Affairs stressed Thursday that parties in conflict have a duty to protect non-combatants under international law. Valerie Amos highlighted conflicts in Somalia, Sudan and Yemen [BBC...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) and EG Justice claimed Tuesday that Equatorial Guinea's recent referendum on constitutional reforms was rife with voter fraud . The referendum , which was approved with near-unanimous support, removed...
The Supreme Court of Israel on Thursday upheld the rape conviction of former Israeli president Moshe Katsav . The court rejected Katsav's appeal of his conviction for rape, sexual abuse and sexual...
A trial court in the West Indian state of Gujarat on Wednesday convicted 31 people of crimes committed during the 2002 Gujarat riots. The guilty were convicted of murder, arson and rioting while charges criminal...
The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Wednesday threw out a fine levied by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) against CBS. The $550,000 fine was issued as a result of...
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Tuesday denied a court-appointed bankruptcy trustee from seeking damages from banks and third parties for the victims of Bernard Madoff's...
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Friday ordered the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Citigroup to defend their recent settlement...
