The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Monday ordered the Obama administration to say whether it plans to defend the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" (DADT) ...
UN Rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression Frank La Rue expressed concern Monday that Malaysia's response to protests on Saturday was too strong, restricting freedom of association and hindering democratic process. La Rue...
Senegal reversed its decision Sunday to send former Chad dictator Hissene Habre back to Chad after UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay warned he could be tortured. Senegal suspended plans...
An Austrian court approved the extradition Monday of former Croatian prime minister Ivo Sanader back to Croatia to face corruption charges. The court completed the paperwork allowing Sanader to be extradited back to Croatia. He will face...
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Friday revived a lawsuit brought by 15 Indonesian citizens against the US corporation ExxonMobil Corp. alleging that its wholly-owned subsidiary hired security...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) announced Friday that it is filing a lawsuit challenging a controversial Alabama law that expands restrictions on undocumented immigrants. The lawsuit, filed in the US...
Planned Parenthood of Central North Carolina (PPCNC) filed a lawsuit Thursday to block the enforcement of North Carolina's budget that denies state and federal funds used to subsidize Planned Parenthood family planning services and teen...
A Yemeni man pleaded guilty Thursday to acts of piracy for a hijacking of a US vessel that resulted in the deaths of four US citizens. Mounir Ali pleaded guilty in the US District Court for the...
The US House of Representatives voted Thursday for a measure to restrict funding for US military operations in Libya but voted down a measure to entirely defund it. In another contradictory message from the House on approval...
JPMorgan Chase & Co agreed to a $228 million settlement with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) over charges that it used fraudulent bidding practices for state and local government investment securities at...
