The Serbian Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the sentences of four paramilitary group members convicted of war crimes, according to reports from state-run television. The members of the Serbian Avengers were convicted last year of abducting, torturing...
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Serbia high court confirms war crimes sentences for 1992 Muslim killings
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Senate judiciary panel backs constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage
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Egyptian court denies Nour appeal of forgery conviction
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Reinstated Nepal parliament strips king of powers in aftermath of direct rule
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Oregon appeals court vacates $150M verdict against Philip Morris
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US to transfer 16 Guantanamo detainees to Saudi custody: Saudi foreign minister
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SEC rejects Sarbanes-Oxley rules exemption for small companies
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Bush campaigner sentenced in New Hampshire phone jamming case
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US introduces draft nuclear treaty at UN disarmament conference
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Thousands march to protest shooting of Turkish judges over headscarf ruling
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The US Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday voted to send a proposed constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage to the Senate floor for consideration. The amendment , sponsored by Sen. Wayne Allard (R-CO) ...
Jailed Egyptian opposition leader Ayman Nour Thursday lost his appeal for a retrial following his December conviction for forging signatures on documents registering his Al-Ghad Party for last year's presidential election {JURIST...
In an historic proclamation approved Thursday, Nepal's reinstated parliament stripped all the privileges and powers of King Gyanendra , who gave up direct rule of the country after 19-days of mass protests [JURIST news...
The Oregon Court of Appeals has vacated a $150 million jury verdict against cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris and remanded the case for a new trial to determine punitive damages. Philip Morris appealed a...
Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal has said that 16 Saudi detainees now held by the US at Guantanamo Bay will be returned to Saudi Arabia in the next few days. During an interview ...
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has said that all public companies, regardless of their size, must eventually comply with rules implementing the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 , which is designed to protect investors....
James Tobin , President Bush's 2004 campaign chairman for New England, has been sentenced to 10 months in prison after being convicted in December for his involvement in jamming phone lines to block Democratic...
The United States on Thursday introduced a new draft nuclear weapons treaty at a meeting of the United Nations Conference on Disarmament in Geneva. The Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty (FMCT) , tabled ...
Thousands of Turks marched in Ankara on Thursday to denounce the shooting of five judges Wednesday in the Council of State , Turkey's highest administrative court. The judges were shot by an attacker, reported to be...
