The EU Court of Justice (ECJ) on Wednesday delivered three judgments striking down gambling restrictions in Germany because the regulations were not designed to protect public interest . The suit was filed by several foreign betting companies...

The Sri Lankan Parliament on Wednesday voted 161-17 to give final approval to the 18th amendment to the Sri Lankan Constitution , eliminating presidential term limits. The parliament joined the Supreme Court of...

A Russian judge was killed Tuesday outside his home in the North Caucasus province of Kabardino-Balkaria , according to Russian authorities. District judge Dzhulber Bykov was shot several times by gunmen suspected to be Islamic insurgents...

Murder trials began in the Philippines Wednesday for individuals charged in connection with the November 2009 massacre that left 57 dead. Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes of the Quezon City Regional Trial Court is conducting the...

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Tuesday denied a motion to stay a preliminary injunction issued in August barring government funding of stem cell...

UK Home Secretary Theresa May told Parliament Wednesday that the government will review the fairness of current extradition laws that have stirred controversy in the country. Among the extradition laws to be reviewed are the European...

A three-judge panel for the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled Tuesday that at times the government might need a warrant to obtain cell phone data to track a person's location. The...

Representatives from the Cambodian government and the UN met Tuesday with officials from 30 countries seeking additional money to fund the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) . The tribunal, established by the UN and the...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday urged the Zambian government to investigate the inhumane treatment of prisoners in the nation's jails and to hold those implicated accountable. HRW claims that Zambian police officials "routinely engage"...

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Monday began the trial of former Kivumu, Rwanda, mayor Gregoire Ndahimana . Ndahimana was charged in July 2001...