The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Monday closed its third contempt trial against former Serb nationalist politician and war crimes suspect Vojislav Seselj . Seselj has been...
The Egyptian Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) announced on Monday that it will transfer power to the newly elected president by the end of this month, according to Egypt's official news agency. The polls closed...
A judge for the UK Court of Protection ruled Friday that a 32-year-old woman who suffers from anorexia , a fear of gaining weight resulting in decreased consumption of food, can be fed against her will....
A federal judge on Thursday granted a request from Apple to hear its patent infringement case against Motorola . Apple is seeking an injunction against some of Motorola's phones alleging that the company infringed upon its patents. Judge...
UN Special Rapporteurs on summary executions, Christof Heyns , and on torture, Juan Mendez , on Friday condemned the violence against peaceful protesters, journalists and human rights defenders in Syria. Despite the government's promise of...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday urged the international community to provide better protection of the worldwide elderly population. He pointed out that four to six percent of this vulnerable group is subject to physical, mental...
The Congress of Colombia on Thursday approved a new law to provide a "Legal Framework for Peace" by a vote of 63-3. It is expected that the proposed law, backed by President...
Justice Anthony Kennedy of the US Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a temporary stay on a lower court's ruling invalidating Arizona's 2004 Proposition 200 , which requires voters to show proof of...
The Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) war crimes court on Friday sentenced four former Bosnian Serb soldiers for their involvement in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre . Franc Kos,...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday swore in its new prosecutor, Gambian war crimes lawyer Fatou Bensouda, who will succeed Luis Moreno-Ocampo . ICC President, Judge Sang-Hyun Song , opened the ceremony...
