The US House of Representatives late Tuesday approved by voice vote a resolution apologizing to African Americans for slavery and Jim Crow laws . The resolution declares:That the House of Representatives--(1) acknowledges that slavery...
The Constitutional Court of Turkey Wednesday rejected a bid to ban the country's ruling Islamic Justice and Development Party (AKP) , which was accused of ignoring the secular principles of...
Germany's Federal Constitutional Court Wednesday ruled that state laws banning smoking in bars are unconstitutional as they now stand. Smoking in public places is regulated on a state-by-state...
Officials from the US Department of Justice (DOJ) have filed a motion with the US Supreme Court requesting permission to petition for rehearing in Kennedy v. Louisiana , in which the...
A DC federal grand jury Tuesday indicted US Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) on seven counts of making false statements relating to an alleged corruption scheme and for...
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim released a medical report Tuesday that he said refuted sodomy allegations made against him by a former aide. According to the report, the...
A lawyer for three Indonesian men sentenced to death for their role in the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings that killed 202 people said Monday that he would file a constitutional challenge to their method of execution. Mukhlas,...
The 192-member UN General Assembly Monday unanimously voted to approve South African judge Navanethem Pillay as the new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, replacing departing commissioner Louise Arbour . UN Secretary General Ban...
The US Department of Defense (DOD) announced Monday that it has transferred three more Guantanamo detainees , one each to Afghanistan, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. The unnamed individuals are among more than 65 Guantanamo...
The Supreme Court of Thailand Monday agreed to hear a new corruption case against ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and 47 others, including three current cabinet members. The case involves allegations of...
