The US officially took its place on the UN Human Rights Council for the first time Monday. In an address to the council, US Assistant Secretary for the Organization of International Affairs Esther Brimmer ...

Securities and Exchange Commission v. Bank of America Corporation, US District Court for the Southern District of New York, September 14, 2009 [rejecting a $33 million settlement deal between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Bank of America and...

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,...

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...