The United States has renewed pressure on Myanmar to release democracy advocate and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi , a US State Department spokesperson said Thursday. Spokesman...

Former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman (D) was sentenced to over seven years in prison for bribery and obstruction of justice Thursday. Siegelman and former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy were...

A Quebec court Wednesday sentenced former Canadian advertising executive Jean LaFleur to 42 months in prison for his role in the Canadian federal sponsorship scandal . Lafleur pleaded guilty in April to billing...

The Japanese Sapporo High Court Thursday upheld a 2004 lower court decision rejecting a lawsuit brought by Chinese plaintiffs who say they were forced to work as slave laborers in mines and factories during World War...

A Democratic Republic of Congo military court Thursday acquitted three former employees of Australian Anvil Mining Ltd. who were charged with complicity in war crimes committed when government soldiers killed more than...

Both the prosecution and the defense requested additional delays Thursday in the war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor . Lawyers say they need more time to prepare for the first...

Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of Education, US Supreme Court, June 28, 2007 [reversing US Court of Appeals rulings that public schools may consider race when assigning students to public schools, holding that the use of race was not "narrowly...

Yes on Prop 200, et al. v. Janet Napolitano et al., Arizona Court of Appeals, June 28, 2007 [ruling that Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano can be sued for allegedly improperly limiting the enforcement of a voter-approved ballot initiative that requires...

Israeli President Moshe Katsav signed a plea agreement with prosecutors Thursday, under which he will admit to charges of indecent assault, sexual harassment, and obstruction of justice, and will resign from the presidency, in...

The Supreme Court of Canada unanimously upheld a federal restriction on tobacco advertisements Thursday, finding it did not violate the free expression rights of tobacco companies. The suit was brought by the JTI-Macdonald, Rothmans, and...