The Obama administration on Friday filed a brief with the District Court for the District of Columbia , asking the court to dismiss a lawsuit questioning the legality of targeted killings of terrorism suspects....
The UN panel of experts tasked with monitoring and assessing investigations into alleged war crimes during the 2008-2009 conflict in the Gaza Strip issued a report Tuesday criticizing the investigations...
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Friday upheld a jury verdict clearing Chevron of wrongdoing in the 1998 deaths of two protesters occupying a Nigerian oil platform operated by...
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Monday began the trial of former Kivumu, Rwanda, mayor Gregoire Ndahimana . Ndahimana was charged in July 2001...
Over 100,000 people in 130 cities across France protested Saturday against the security policies of President Nicolas Sarkozy . The protesters called the expulsion of illegal Roma and a recent bid to ban the...
Canada has allocated $105 million to build new prison cells at four existing prisons in anticipation of a drastic increase in prisoners over the next several years. The Canadian government's plan envisages the creation of 2,700...
The US Court of Military Commission Review will hear en banc an appeal by former Osama Bin Laden driver Salim Ahmed Hamdan according to media reports. The decision was...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has begun considering a lawsuit filed by three Russian activists alleging their right to freedom of assembly has been violated, their lawyer said Tuesday. The court is reportedly deciding whether...
Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday announced plans to investigate claims by Eskisehir Police Chief Hanefi Avci that evidence of several alleged coups plots, particularly Ergenekon , was fabricated. Avci alleged in a book he recently published,...
The accused leader of the Toronto 18 , Fahim Ahmad, unexpectedly switched his plea to guilty on Monday in the midst of his Canadian trial on terrorism charges. Ahmad is on trial [Toronto Star...
