In an effort to expand the nation's genetic database, US lawmakers are considering new legislation that would add DNA from thousands of suspected illegal immigrants, terror suspects and others who have been arrested, but not convicted, of...
UN chief war crimes prosecutor Carla del Ponte said Monday that Croatia is now fully cooperating with war crimes investigations by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia , a key turnaround expected to help...
The Iraqi Special Tribunal Monday officially confirmed that ousted Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein will go on trial on October 19 for the 1982 killings of 143 Shiite Muslims in the village of Dujail ,...
The Japanese government Thursday proposed providing relief for asbestos victims in a plan that will have companies involved in asbestos-related activities picking up most of the cost. The bill mandates compensation for workers handling asbestos , their...
Algerians voted Thursday in a referendum that seeks to bring peace to Algeria after a 13-year-long civil war. Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika says the Charter for Peace and National Reconciliation...
Bayou Group hedge fund founder Samuel Israel, III and Chief Financial Officer Daniel Marino on Thursday pleaded guilty to fraud charges for their roles in a scandal that has led to the collapse of the fund and...
In the first case of a transfer from a UN tribunal to a Balkan country, Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Radovan Stankovic has been moved from the International Criminal Tribunal for the former...
In Wednesday's environmental law news, the Swiss delegation at the Conference of the Parties of the Rotterdam Convention, currently meeting in Rome, has called for the Secretariats of three international environmental conventions to be combined into one headquarters. The...
In Tuesday's environmental law news, the European Commission has approved a plan to add international airline flights to the European Union's carbon dioxide (CO2) emission trading scheme (ETS) . The ETS...
In Monday's environmental law news, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has announced a proposed settlement with Colonna's Shipyard Inc. for polluting the Elizabeth River. Colonnas has agreed to pay a $40,000 fine for mistakenly...
