International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo arrived in Libya Tuesday to discuss plans for the trials of recently arrested Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of late former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi [BBC...

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and a group of independent human rights experts on Monday called on Egyptian authorities to guarantee the protection of human rights and civil liberties during the country's most recent incidents of civilian-police clashes...

A five-soldier jury on Friday convicted Army Staff Sgt. David Bram, 27, for a list of charges stemming from his attempt to cover up drug use in his platoon and also to kill Afghan civilians. Bram was sentenced to...

The Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal (ICTB) began its first trial on Sunday for crimes against humanity committed during the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971 . The first suspect in this trial is Delwar Hossain Sayedee,...

Philip Morris Asia Ltd. (PMA) on Monday initiated legal proceedings on behalf of its Australian subsidiary Philip Morris Ltd. against the Australian government to block new plain package labeling requirements for tobacco products...

Japan's Supreme Court on Monday upheld the death sentence of Aum Shinrikyo member Seiicho Endo who was sentenced to death in 2002 following his conviction for playing a central role in two nerve...

Sri Lanka's Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) on Sunday delivered its final report on alleged abuses committed during the country's civil war to President Mahinda Rajapaksa . The LLRC is a government appointed commission that...

The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on Monday officially opened the trial of three former Khmer Rouge officials charged with crimes against humanity, breach of international law and genocide. Prosecutors began their...

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) , a UN-led scientific panel, on Saturday released the Summary for Policymakers of the Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation...

Libyan Prime Minister Abdurrahim al-Keib on Saturday pledged that Saif al-Islam Gaddafi will receive a fair trial. A fugitive since his father's regime fell last month , the highest-profile son of deceased former dictator Muammar Gaddafi [BBC obituary;...