A judge for the US District Court for the District of Arizona on Wednesday issued a preliminary injunction against several provisions of a controversial Arizona immigration law , which is...

A Russian court on Wednesday made public a ruling banning access to five websites, including the video-sharing network Youtube , for what it calls extremist elements. A court in the city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur obliged the local Internet provider Rosnet...

Prosecutor Christoph Goeke of the German city of Dortmund announced Wednesday that former Nazi guard Samuel Kunz has been charged in relation to the murder of nearly half a million people during the Nazi regime. Kunz, who has admitted...

The Chinese Ministry of Public Security issued an order Monday directing the country's police forces to abandon the practice of publicly shaming suspects and prisoners. The order stems from public response...

Japanese Justice Minister Keiko Chiba on Wednesday announced a review of Japan's death penalty and the opening of execution chambers to the media. The announcement came after Chiba witnessed the execution [Japan Times...

The Fremont City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to suspend an ordinance banning hiring, harboring or renting property to illegal immigrants pending the outcome of litigation challenging its constitutionality. The ordinance...

The US Senate on Tuesday failed to end debate over the campaign finance reform legislation . The vote of 57-41 fell short of the supermajority required to overcome a filibuster ,...

General Electric Co. (GE) on Tuesday agreed to a $23.5 million settlement after the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a complaint accusing GE of bribing Iraqi officials to receive...

A Russian court on Tuesday sentenced 14 neo-Nazis , including a group leader and several teenagers, to jail terms for committing hate crimes against ethnic minorities in the country. The group leader, 22-year-old Dmitry Orlov, was sentenced...

A UK court on Tuesday blocked the extradition of former Bosnian president Ejup Ganic to Serbia to stand trial for alleged war crimes. Ganic, who served as vice president during the outset of the 1992-1995 Bosnian...