The Israeli Supreme Court announced Monday that it will hear the hunger strike case of Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan, despite a military judge rejecting his appeal in early February. Since his December arrest in the West Bank,...
A judge for the UK High Court ruled Monday for the British unit of Sony Corporation and eight other record labels on their copyright infringement claim against the Swedish file-sharing website The Pirate Bay . Judge...
The Greek Parliament approved austerity measures late Sunday, securing a second bailout for the country to avoid bankruptcy amidst rioting and violence in downtown Athens. A total of 199 lawmakers voted for the measures [Bloomberg...
The Supreme Court of Pakistan charged Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani with contempt of court Monday for disobeying a court order to open corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari [official...
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention voiced concern last week over security interests overriding the right of individuals to be free from arbitrary detention in El Salvador. The UN Working Group also criticized...
The trial against 41 Libyans accused of assisting Muammar Gaddafi in suppressing the revolt during the Libya conflict was postponed Sunday after a brief start, according to the Libyan news agency LANA....
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit on Wednesday under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) demanding the US government release information about their targeted killing program of US citizens...
Senegal's highest court ruled Monday that President Abdoulaye Wade can run for a third term, rejecting an appeal by the opposition. The Senegalese Constitution had no term limits when Wade initially took...
A Norwegian court on Monday convicted two men accused of planning an attack against the Danish newspaper that published a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad. This is the first conviction under Norway's anti-terror laws . Both defendants, Mikael...
Croatian citizens voted in favor of joining the EU on Sunday, despite poor turnout for the referendum. With nearly all of the ballots counted , 66 percent voted in favor of Croatia's membership in the...
