A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday denied a petition for writ of habeas corpus of a Yemeni man currently detained at Guantanamo Bay . Judge...
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Federal judge upholds detention of Yemeni Guantanamo inmate
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Pakistan court issues second warrant for ex-president Musharraf
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Kenya parliament speaker rules presidential nominations unconstitutional
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US military tribunal sentences Guantanamo prisoner to 14 years
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Jury reaches mixed verdict over Pennsylvania juvenile sentencing scandal
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UN SG calls for an end to violence against Middle East protesters
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Turkish authorities jail journalists over alleged coup plot ties
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Federal judge sentences JFK bomb plot conspirator to life in prison
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China court upholds US geologist’s espionage conviction
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UN rights chief urges Russia to protect rule of law
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A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Saturday issued a second arrest warrant for former military president Pervez Musharraf for not appearing in court for charges related to the 2007 assassination of former prime minister Benazir...
Kenneth Marende, Speaker of the Kenyan National Assembly , ruled Thursday that four nominations made by President Mwai Kibaki had violated the requirement of consultation with the prime minister under the new constitution [text, PDF;...
A US military tribunal on Friday sentenced Sudanese Guantanamo Bay detainee Noor Uthman Mohammed to 14 years in prison following a plea agreement in which he admitted to helping al Qaeda and...
A jury in the US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania reached a split decision on Friday in the corruption trial of former Pennsylvania judge Mark Ciavarella, convicting him of 12 counts, including racketeering, money...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday called for an end to violence against protesters in Bahrain, referencing recent attempts to quell protests sweeping across the Middle East and North Africa . Ban said...
Three Turkish journalists allegedly involved with aiding the Ergenekon coup plot were jailed Friday amid foreign concerns for the treatment of journalists within the country. Members of the Ergenekon plot allegedly planned to assassinate...
A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York on Thursday sentenced Russell Defreitas, a Guyanese airport cargo handler, to life in prison for conspiring to commit terrorist attacks...
A Chinese appeals court on Friday upheld the conviction of US geologist Xue Feng , sentenced to eight years in prison for committing industrial espionage. The court's decision was immediately met with expressions of disappointment by...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Thursday urged Russian officials to reform institutions to protect the rule of law in Russia. Pillay claimed that the Russian people do not trust government institutions,...
