The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has issued new regulations tightening restrictions on Internet use by requiring citizens operating websites to submit identity cards and meet with regulators before their sites can be...
Niger President Mamadou Tandja was taken hostage on Thursday in an apparent coup attempt by dissident army officials, leaving at least three Nigerien soldiers dead. The opposition forces invaded the presidential palace with machine guns...
The Bangladesh government announced on Tuesday that prosecutors and investigators for the country's war crimes tribunal should be appointed by the first week of March. The tribunal will be used to conduct fair and transparent trials for...
US Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair on Wednesday condemned a UK Court of Appeal ruling that the British government must publish intelligence relating to the alleged torture of former...
Former Intel Capital executive Rajiv Goel pleaded guilty to insider trading charges on Monday in connection with the probe surrounding Galleon Group hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam [Financial Times profile; JURIST news...
The government of Bahrain has reverted to using torture to gain confessions from detainees after a decade of reform banning such practices, according to a report released Monday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) . HRW...
A Spanish Supreme Court judge ruled on Thursday that National Court judge Baltasar Garzon may have exceeded his jurisdictional authority when he launched an investigation into war crimes allegedly committed...
Former UK international development secretary Clare Short told the Iraq Inquiry in a public hearing on Tuesday that Former UK prime minister Tony Blair was "misleading" and "deceitful" with...
Iran will "soon execute" nine more Iranian citizens for their roles in last summer's post-election protests , according to a statement given by senior judiciary official Ebrahim Raisi to the Fars News Agency Tuesday. The...
Ireland's restrictive abortion laws increase health risks to women and expose them to deliberate misinformation about abortion procedures, according to a report released on Thursday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) . Ireland's current...
