The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 5-4 in Rent-A-Center v. Jackson that, under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) , the arbitrator has the authority to decide...

The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in three cases. In Chase Bank USA v. McCoy , the court will consider whether a creditor seeking to raise...

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 6-3 in Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project that a federal law criminalizing providing material support for groups designated as terrorist organizations is...

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 6-3 in Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha v. Regal-Beloit Corporation that the Carmack Amendment to the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 [49 USC §...

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 7-1 in Monsanto Company v. Geerston Seed Farms that the district court abused its discretion when it issued a nationwide...

A panel of Indian Cabinet ministers on Monday recommended that the government consider increasing compensation for the victims of the 1984 Bhopal chemical spill disaster . The panel also indicated it will seek extradition of Warren Anderson, the...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday called for the removal of Zimbabwe from the Kimberley Process (KP) , the global organization dedicated to suppressing trade in so-called "conflict diamonds." The report, "Deliberative...

A senior Saudi official said Saturday that 25 former Guantanamo Bay detainees have rejoined Islamic extremist groups after going through a rehabilitation program in Saudi Arabia aimed at decreasing religious radicalism within the country. Abdulrahman al-Hadlaq,...

A diplomat with the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Sunday that Japan supports UN efforts to address alleged war crimes committed during the final phase of Sri Lanka's 30-year ethnic civil war ...

The Kyrgyzstan interim government Sunday extended a state of emergency in the southern city of Osh, as government forces began to pull down barricades erected during riots last week between ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbeks. The state of emergency,...