Zanzibar election officials announced Sunday that voters have approved a constitutional amendment creating a coalition government. The amendment, approved by 66.4 percent of voters , will create two vice-presidential seats in the hopes of reliving political tensions between...
The Lithuanian Supreme Administration Court ruled Friday that the nation's first gay pride parade may proceed as scheduled, overturning a lower court's decision to ban the parade. The lower court imposed the ban last week citing safety concerns for...
The Oklahoma State Senate on Tuesday voted 36-12 to override Governor Brad Henry's veto of two anti-abortion bills that will now immediately become law. The first bill would prevent "wrongful life" lawsuits in...
Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Monday strongly criticized Arizona's new immigration law, claiming that the measure opens the door to intolerance and hatred. The Arizona bill , signed into law...
The Oklahoma State Senate on Tuesday voted 36-12 to override Governor Brad Henry's veto of two anti-abortion bills that will now immediately become law. The first bill would prevent "wrongful life" lawsuits in...
Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Monday strongly criticized Arizona's new immigration law, claiming that the measure opens the door to intolerance and hatred. The Arizona bill , signed into law...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has rejected the prosecutor's petition to appeal the court's February decision declining to confirm the charges against Darfur rebel chief Bahr Idriss Abu Garda [case materials;...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has rejected the prosecutor's petition to appeal the court's February decision declining to confirm the charges against Darfur rebel chief Bahr Idriss Abu Garda [case materials;...
Two Blackwater contractors working for the US Department of Defense will not face the death penalty for the alleged May 2009 shooting of two Afghans at an intersection in Kabul. Justin Cannon of Corpus...
A Bangladeshi special court in the district of Sathkhira on Monday sentenced 56 members of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) on charges relating to their involvement in last year's border guard mutiny that...
