The government of Switzerland on Sunday announced that voters in a referendum have approved a measure making the country's heroin assisted treatment program (HAT) permanent. Sixty-eight percent [results,...
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Monday upheld the convictions of three men found guilty of involvement in the 1998 bombing of two US embassies in Tanzania and...
The Nebraska state senate voted Friday to amend its controversial 'safe haven' law , which allows parents to abandon their children at certain locations without fear of prosecution. Friday's amendments reduce the age at...
Sweden's parliament on Thursday approved the European Union (EU) reform charter known as the Treaty of Lisbon by a wide margin. There were 243 votes for, 39 against, and 67...
Two alleged Bosnian war criminals were arrested Tuesday on orders from the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina . Radivoje Lalovic and Soniboj Skiljevic are charged with war crimes allegedly committed during the 1992-1995 siege of Sarajevo...
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki on Friday asked to be joined as amicus curiae to an appeal by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) challenging the dismissal of all fraud and corruption...
Mexican Assistant Attorney General Marisela Morales Ibanez, head of Mexico's Assistant Prosecutors Office Specializing in Organized Crime (SIEDO) , said Monday a branch of a Mexican drug cartel had infiltrated her office. Following SIEDO's 'Operation Cleaning,' Miguel Colorado...
