The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Thursday that a police officer does not have standing to challenge Arizona's controversial immigration law . Tucson patrol officer Martin...
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US appeals court dismisses police officer’s suit against AZ immigration law
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Kashmir lawyers call strike for revocation of security laws
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Federal appeals court allows payment for some bone marrow donations
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Senate approves defense spending bill with controversial detainee provision
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UN officials deplore post-election violence in DRC, call for restraint
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UN rights chief: more than 4,000 dead in Syria conflict
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183 countries ranked in annual corruption index
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ICC deputy prosecutor to be recommended as next chief prosecutor
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Tobacco company challenges new Australia cigarette packaging law
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Tunisia military court convicts former president of torture
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Lawyers in Indian-administered Kashmir on Thursday called a one-day strike to demand the revocation of what they consider to be harsh emergency laws within their revolt-ridden region. The laws, the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) ...
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Thursday that a federal law prohibiting payment for vital organs does not apply to all types of bone marrow transplants, opening the door for compensation...
The US Senate on Thursday voted 93-7 to pass the National Defense Authorization Act for 2012 , including a controversial provision authorizing the president to use "all necessary and appropriate force" to...
Top UN officials with the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) decried post-election violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Thursday and called for restraint. Acknowledging reports from international...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay stated on Thursday that the death toll in Syria during the eight-month uprising has surpassed 4,000 . Pillay recommended that the UN Security Council...
Transparency International (TI) Thursday released its 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) , again showing some governments failing to protect citizens from corruption, be it abuse of public resources, bribery or secretive decision-making. The CPI...
Fatou Bensouda of the Gambia, Deputy Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) , will be formally recommended Thursday to succeed Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo when his nine-year term expires next year. Liechtenstein's UN...
British American Tobacco (BAT) brought legal action in Australia's High Court on Thursday in response to the country's new tobacco packaging laws. Two weeks ago, Parliament enacted the Tobacco Plain Packaging...
A Tunisian military court on Wednesday convicted former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in absentia on torture charges. Ben Ali and eight others were found guilty of the torture of 17 military generals in...
