Journalism rights group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) released a report Monday listing 40 "Predators of Press Freedom" throughout the world. The list includes several prominent politicians and groups including Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin,...
The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled unanimously in Hui v. Castaneda that Public Health Service (PHS) officers or employees are immune from Bivens actions for harms...
An Indian court on Monday convicted Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab of murder and waging war against India for his role in the November 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks that killed 166. Kasab, a...
Rallies were held nationwide on Saturday to protest the passage of the recent Arizona immigration law and call for federal immigration reform . Tens of thousands of protesters held rallies and...
European Parliament Vice President Silvana Koch-Mehrin expressed her support for a continent-wide ban on the Islamic burqa in an editorial published Saturday in the German daily Bild...
Nine Somali men accused of piracy and other charges pleaded not guilty at their arraignment Friday. US federal prosecutors charged 11 suspected Somali pirates last month. One of the 11 pleaded not guilty on Wednesday, and the...
An Argentinian state prosecutor recommended Friday that all lawsuits arising out of crimes committed under the Francisco Franco regime be dismissed because they are being dealt with in Spain. Prosecutor Federico Delgado explained that while...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday urged Central African nations to adopt a legally binding instrument to combat illicit arms trafficking. Ban noted that there is a strong correlation between arms trafficking...
A German federal court on Friday ruled that the government has no legal basis for keeping files on top Nazi official Adolf Eichmann secret, ordering their release. Argentinian...
The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) on Friday placed Russia, China, and Canada on its Priority Watch List of 12 countries that are not adequately protecting intellectual property rights [press...