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...
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Yemen pirate pleads guilty to hijacking that killed 4 Americans
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Supreme Court denies stay of execution of Mexican national
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House restricts funding for US military operations in Libya
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JPMorgan Chase agrees to pay $228 million for fraudulent bidding on municipal bonds
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EU still open to receiving Guantanamo detainees: report
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Russia rights council urges amnesty for economic crimes that would cover Khodorkovsky
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Federal appeals court restores cross-ownership ban on media
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UN rights expert urges Haiti to improve rights, try Duvalier
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Dutch court sentences Rwandan Hutu to life in prison over 1994 genocide
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ICTY defendant Seselj pleads not guilty to third set of contempt charges
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The US Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stay the planned execution of Mexican national Humberto Leal Garcia . When Leal Garcia was arrested for the rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl, he...
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...
An EU official told the Miami Herald Wednesday that Europe is still willing to resettle Guantanamo Bay detainees despite Congress' efforts to prevent closure and transfers. In a display of commitment to a...
The Russia Presidential Council on Civil Society and Human Rights urged amnesty for economic crimes in a meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Tuesday that would include amnesty for the crimes of former Russian...
The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled on Thursday that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must revise its current media ownership rules, effectively reinstating a ban on owning a television...
The UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Kyung-wha Kang spoke Tuesday on the importance of Haiti improving its human rights record , including trying ex-president Jean-Claude Duvalier . Stressing the importance of rebuilding...
A Dutch appeals court on Thursday sentenced Joseph Mpambara to life in prison for his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide . Mpambara, a former member of extremist Hutu militia Interahamwe...
Former Serb nationalist politician and war crimes suspect Vojislav Seselj pleaded not guilty Wednesday in the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) to a third set of contempt charges for...
