The Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ruled Monday that the Nigerien military junta should release ousted president Mamadou Tandja whom they have held since deposing...

The Supreme Court of South Korea on Monday upheld an appellate court decision that sentenced a defendant to a two-year suspended sentence for possessing instrumental music with titles praising North Korea. Prosecutors charged the defendant, identified only...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in Costco v. Omega on whether the first-sale doctrine , which provides...

The Hague Court of Appeals on Monday prohibited the eviction of squatters in Amsterdam, The Hauge, and Leeuwarden. In an oral ruling, the court relied on the European Convention on Human...

The European Union (EU) on Monday criticized the Myanmar government for failing to take the necessary steps to ensure a free, fair and inclusive electoral process for the country's first elections in over 20...

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Monday announced a national referendum that seeks to include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in the Australian Constitution . Currently, although Aborigines make up almost three percent of the...

The US Supreme Court on Monday unanimously ruled that lower federal courts may not issue writs of habeas corpus to state prisoners unless their confinement violates federal law. The court overturned a...

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the first preliminary challenge to the recently enacted health care reform law . Former California lawmaker Steve Baldwin, along...

The Taiwan Supreme Prosecutors Office on Monday announced the indictment of 13 people, including three High Court judges, on charges of bribery, corruption and money laundering. The...

Prosecutors from the Taiwanese Special Investigation Panel (SIP) announced Sunday that they will appeal the recent acquittal of former president Chen Shui-bian . Chen was acquitted on Friday of charges of money laundering,...