Syrian President Bashar al-Assad granted amnesty to political prisoners Tuesday including all members of the previously banned Muslim Brotherhood (MB) , according to a presidential decree published in Syrian state media....
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday found that former Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky did not prove his prosecution for tax evasion and fraud were politically motivated...
The Department of Defense (DOD) on Tuesday announced that military prosecutors have sworn charges against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other alleged 9/11 conspirators being held at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST...
The Serbia War Crimes Court Tuesday rejected an appeal by alleged war criminal Ratko Mladic of the decision that he is medically fit for extradition . Snezana Malovic, Serbia's justice minister, confirmed [Aljazeera...
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in Ashcroft v. al-Kidd that a witness in a terror investigation cannot challenge the constitutionality of an objectively reasonable arrest pursuant to...
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday granted certiorari in a case over a suspect identification but rejected the appeal of Canadian-born media magnate Conrad Black over...
China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) issued a directive Friday instituting new harsher penalties under the criminal law for violations of food safety crimes. The penalties raise the prison sentences and eliminate...
The Cambodian government on Monday asked the UN International Court of Justice to order Thai troops to withdraw from a disputed border area surrounding the Temple of Preah Vihear . Cambodia sought clarification from...
The US House of Representatives passed the $690 billion National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 Thursday, approving the basic funding plan with a 322-96 vote . The bill contains many controversial provisions...
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton vetoed a pair of bills Wednesday that restricted state funding for abortions and banned them altogether after 20 weeks. Dayton vetoed Chapter 59 of Minnesota House...
