Convicted murderer Heliberto Chi on Thursday became the second foreign national to be put to death in Texas since the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered [press release...
Former Enron executives convicted on charges related to the 2001 accounting scandal may be eligible for new trials, depending on the outcome of an appeal by former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling [Houston...
Pakistan's coalition government said Thursday that it would push to impeach current President Pervez Musharraf , a move that would require the endorsement of two-thirds of legislators in a joint session of parliament. Pakistan People's...
A Pennsylvania judge has ruled to allow Christian foster parent organization Bair Foundation to proceed with its lawsuit against the well-known law firm Reed Smith , rejecting four preliminary challenges by Reed...
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday pleaded not guilty to sodomy charges based on allegations by a former aide. The presiding judge ordered Anwar released on bail, ruling that he was...
The Iraqi Parliament has failed to agree on a draft election bill prior to adjourning for the summer on Wednesday. Kurdish legislators have strongly opposed the bill's proposal to establish a provincial council in Kirkuk ...
The Constitutional Court of Thailand ruled Tuesday that the law establishing the National Counter Corruption Commission (NCCC) is appropriate under the country's current constitution . Ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra [BBC backgrounder;...
The Venezuelan Supreme Court Tuesday upheld a list blocking 272 political candidates from running for office because of suspected corruption. Critics had argued that the list was...
Serbia's Office of the War Crimes Prosecutor indicted two war crimes suspects Tuesday in connection with the 1992 killing of 700 Muslim civilians in the town of Zvornik. Former Zvornik mayor Branko Grujic and...
A military group staged a coup in Mauritania early Wednesday, detaining President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi and Prime Minister Yahya Ould Ahmed Waqef . The coup's apparent leader, Gen. Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz,...
