Burundi's Justice Minister Clotilde Niragira said Tuesday that 673 political prisoners held for alleged crimes related to Burundi's 12-year civil war have been released. Niragira said that those released will face a special commission that will...
A group of parents filed a lawsuit against Frazier Mountain High School on Tuesday, arguing that a religion-based class teaching an alternative to evolution should be removed from the curriculum because it violates the US Constitution. The...
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday defended his use of criminal defamation lawsuits to silence critics of his ruling Cambodian People's Party , claiming the lawsuits were in response to unjust accusations. The US and...
UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said Tuesday that a records search conducted by the British government seeking US rendition requests has found three instances where the Clinton administration sought permission to transport prisoners through its airspace. The...
Leading Tuesday's environmental law news, the first Asia-Pacific Development and Climate Partnership Ministerial Meeting has opened in Sydney, Australia. The meeting brings representatives from the US, Australia, Japan, China, South Korea and India together to set up projects...
State media in China said Monday that a revised Chinese law submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) calls for prison sentences of up to three years and heavy fines for doctors and...
Russian military prosecutors said Monday that they had dropped charges against former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko , accused of offering bribes to Russian Defense Department officials while managing Ukraine's state-run gas company. The...
Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell has defended the Bush administration's eavesdropping on phone and e-mail communications to prevent terrorism. Though Powell conceded in an interview with ABC's This Week...
Following more allegations Friday that Saddam Hussein has been tortured by his American captors, lawyers for the ousted ruler have asked his Baghdad court for an independent investigation. Chief Iraqi lawyer Khalil Dulaimi said Sunday that Saddam...
Leading Tuesday's environmental law news, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled to reinstate six joined cases against DuPont for hiding evidence about Benlate , a fungicide...
