The Ukrainian Parliament voted Friday to delay debate on a draft law that would change the way the criminal code punishes economic and administrative crimes and could result in the release of former prime minister...

Syria announced on Friday that insurgents who have revolted against the government of president Bashar al-Assad may qualify for amnesty if they turn themselves into authorities by next Saturday, November 12. This plea follows what have...

The Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, Maureen O'Connor , on Thursday opened the first meeting of the state's death panel review committee by reiterating that the purpose of the committee is not to question...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday urged Bangladesh to stop the harassment of defense counsel and witnesses to preserve legitimacy of the International Crimes Tribunal in Bangladesh (ICTB) . HRW pointed to reports...

The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday declined to hear the government's appeal in the extradition of accused al Qaeda arms supplier Abdullah Khadr, bringing to a close efforts to extradite him to the US. The appeal...

All war crimes allegations against NATO, opposition and pro-Gaddafi forces committed during the recent conflict will be investigated "impartially and independently" according to a statement Wednesday by the Chief Prosecutor for the International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno-Ocampo...

A trial observer appointed by a coalition of human rights groups said Thursday that the trial of five pro-democracy activists charged with publicly insulting United Arab Emirates (UAE) leaders has been "grossly unfair" and "has no basis...

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday denied a motion to dismiss a suit by Sprint to block the merger of AT&T and T-Mobile USA [corporate...

The corruption and war profiteering trial of former Croatian prime minister Ivo Sanader proceeded in Zagreb on Thursday with Sanader pleading not guilty to charges that he accepted a bribe in 1995. Sanader stands accused of corruption,...

North Dakota Wednesday filed suit in US District Court for the District of Minnesota against Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson and other state officials over Minnesota's restrictions on emissions from out-of-state electricity generation. North Dakota's...