The 2008 Crime in the US (CIUS) report released Monday by the FBI indicates that the level of violent crime in the US dropped by 1.9 percent between 2007 and 2008. Specifically, between 2006 and 2007,...
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FBI report shows decrease in US violent crime for second straight year
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ICTY begins war crimes trial of former high-level Bosnian Serb officials
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Federal judge rejects SEC-Bank of America settlement, orders trial
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Obama urges stronger financial regulations one year after Lehman collapse
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ICJ begins hearings in Argentina-Uruguay paper mill dispute
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UK liquid bomb plotters sentenced to life in prison
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Bangladesh high court recommends against military trials for BDR mutiny suspects
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ICTY ex-spokesperson found guilty of contempt for revealing Milosevic secrets
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South Korea court again rules against Microsoft in antitrust suit
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Iran judicial panel rejects rape charges made by detained protestors
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The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Monday began the trial of former high ranking Bosnian Serb officials Mico Stanisic and Stojan Zupljanin . Stanisic, former Bosnian Serb interior minister, and...
A judge in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Monday rejected a $33 million settlement agreement between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Bank...
US President Barack Obama stressed the need for stronger financial industry regulations Monday in a speech marking the one-year anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings. Obama warned that signs the economy is...
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) began hearings Monday in a treaty dispute between Argentina and Uruguay. Argentina argues that a pulp mill built on the Uruguay side...
Three men convicted of attempting to smuggle liquid explosives onto airplanes to blow them up were sentenced to life in prison Monday by the Woolwich Crown Court in London. Abdulla Ahmed Ali [GlobalSecurity...
Bangladesh's Supreme Court recommended against military trials for Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) members who took part in February's border guard mutiny , Law Minister Shafiq Ahmed announced Monday. President Zillur Rahman asked for...
A specially appointed chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Monday found former spokesperson Florence Hartmann guilty of contempt for revealing confidential...
The Seoul Central District Court on Monday found Microsoft in violation of South Korea's antitrust laws for bundling software programs with its Windows operating system. The court found the company's bundling practice to be in violation of...
A panel of Iranian judiciary members has dismissed claims made by pro-reform presidential candidate Mehdi Karroubi that detainees arrested following the disputed June 12 presidential election were sexually assaulted, according to a state media...
