Order, Supreme Court of Pakistan, November 6, 2007 ....

The Uruguayan Senate passed a bill Tuesday that partially decriminalizes abortion , but the proposal may not have the support needed to override the veto promised by Uruguyan President Tabare Vazquez . According to the draft...

The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit Tuesday issued a one-sentence ruling rejecting an appeal from Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr challenging a US Court of Military Commission Review (CMCR) decision to...

Human rights groups, including the The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, on Tuesday called for a government investigation into a fire that killed at least 32 prisoners in northern Argentina on Sunday following...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in Federal Express Corp. v. Holowecki , 06-1322, to determine whether an age discrimination lawsuit against FedEx ...

The Labour Party government of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Tuesday unveiled its new legislative agenda for the 2007-2008 session of Parliament, pledging to "seek a consensus on changes to the law on terrorism ......

EU Commissioner for Justice, Freedom and Security Franco Frattini Tuesday introduced a new package of counter terrorism proposals on behalf of the European Commission. Key provisions of the new counter-terrorism package...

James Edward Steph, a former oil executive of a subsidiary of Willbros Group Inc. , pleaded guilty Monday to charges of conspiracy relating to a scheme to bribe Nigerian officials heading the country's state-owned oil company,...

Former Venezuelan Defense Minister Raul Baduel spoke out against the constitutional reforms pushed by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Monday, claiming that the proposed reforms would deprive the Venezuelan people of their power over...

Yahoo! Inc. Chief Executive Jerry Yang and General Counsel Michael Callahan Tuesday defended Yahoo's behavior in providing information to the Chinese government at a hearing before the US House Committee...