The Hawaii House of Representatives on Friday postponed indefinitely a vote on legislation that would have allowed persons in same-sex civil unions the same rights as married heterosexual couples. The postponement was...
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Hawaii lower house shelves vote on same-sex civil unions
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US rejects Russian security treaty proposals
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France PM asks high court for help in drafting burqa ban
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Vivendi found liable for securities fraud
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Rights group criticizes Cambodia opposition leader’s conviction
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Obama orders federal government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2020
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Canada high court rules government not required to seek Khadr repatriation
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Nigeria court rules president not required to transfer power to VP
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Obama may move 9/11 trials out of New York City
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France prosecutors to appeal acquittal of former PM for Sarkozy defamation
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Friday dismissed two Russian proposals for new European security treaties and reaffirmed US commitment to "unified" European security. In prepared remarks delivered at the L’Ecole Militaire in Paris,...
French Prime Minister Francois Fillon has asked the country's highest court, the State Council , for input on implementing a proposed law that would ban public wearing of the burqa,...
A jury in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York Friday found giant French entertainment corporation Vivendi SA liable on 57 counts of violating US federal securities laws....
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday called the closed door trial of Cambodia's opposition leader Sam Rainsy and two others a "farce," saying the ruling demonstrates the government's control over the country's judiciary....
US President Barack Obama on Friday ordered the federal government to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 28 percent by 2020. The reduction is pursuant to Executive Order 13514 , signed by Obama...
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday that while the treatment of Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr violated his rights, the government does not have to press for his...
A Nigerian court ruled Friday that ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua is not required to formally transfer his powers to Vice President Goodluck Jonathan or any other interim leader. The Federal High Court in Abuja...
The White House is considering moving the trials of alleged 9/11 conspirator Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other high-profile terror suspects out of New York City, a senior official said Friday. Although the deputy press secretary reaffirmed...
A French public prosecutor on Friday announced plans to appeal the acquittal of former prime minister Dominique de Villepin , which cleared him of all charges for his role in an alleged plot...
