Ireland approved the European Union (EU) reform treaty, known as the Lisbon Treaty , in a second referendum vote held Friday, the European Commission announced Saturday. The vote, which amends Ireland's constitution, was approved by...

A judge in the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday ordered the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to release some files from its interview with former...

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Friday that a lawsuit against Canadian oil exploration company Talisman Energy for alleged human rights violations in Sudan should be dismissed. The court...

The Presbyterian Church of Sudan v. Talisman Energy, Inc., US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, October 2, 2009 [holding that a lawsuit against Canadian oil exploration company Talisman Energy for alleged human rights violations in Sudan should be...

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday released a detailed judgment to accompany a July declaration that former president Pervez Musharraf violated the Constitution of Pakistan...

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Thursday that Russia intefered with the freedom of religion by refusing to register two Scientology groups as "religious organizations." Russian authorities had rejected attempts by Scientologist branches...

Irish voters went to the polls for a second time Friday to vote on the European Union (EU) reform treaty, also known as the Lisbon Treaty . Irish voters previously rejected the treaty, and Ireland agreed in...

The US House of Representatives on Wednesday voted 258-163 to approve a non-binding motion to instruct conferees to prohibit the transfer of Guantanamo Bay detainees to the US for any...

A Myanmar court on Friday upheld a sentence of house arrest imposed on opposition pro-democracy advocate Aung San Suu Kyi . Suu Kyi was convicted in August of violating state security laws and...

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. US Department of Justice, US District Court for the District of Columbia, October 2, 2009 [ordering the US Department of Justice to release some files from its interview with former vice president...