The Arbitration Appeals Court of Moscow rejected an appeal Thursday made by Russian oil company Yukos asking the court to freeze 76.79% of the shares of its former production unit Yuganskneftegaz . The...

Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco has issued an executive order to delay all deadlines in court cases and other legal proceedings in the state from the date Hurricane Katrina hit until at least...

Internet giant Yahoo defended itself Thursday against claims that the company aided China in the prosecution and ten-year imprisonment of journalist Shi Tao for divulging state secrets abroad. Yahoo's Hong Kong arm allegedly helped China link to...

An Indonesian court convicted a Muslim cleric Thursday for assisting in the 2004 bombing outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta that killed twelve people and wounded over 200. Heri Sigu Samboja was found guilty of two counts...

A federal judge approved a $2.1 million civil settlement Wednesday for former Qwest Communications executive Gregory M. Casey, who was charged in a civil lawsuit for his alleged involvement in an accounting...

Leaders of Canada's three opposition political parties said Thursday that the government should launch an expanded probe into situations where Canadian citizens have been investigated by federal authorities but tortured abroad, echoing a similar request made by human rights...

A federal judge Wednesday issued a temporary restraining order stopping the Base Closure and Realignment Commission from removing fighter jets at Bradley Air National Guard base in Connecticut. Connecticut filed a lawsuit [PDF complaint; JURIST...

Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko sacked his cabinet Thursday and accepted the resignation of his national security chief in the face of accusations of corruption only eight months after he came into office on pledges to...

A Georgian man who allegedly threw a grenade at President Bush while he was speaking in Tbilisi in May was indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday. Vladimir Arutinian , who already has been...

Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Thursday outlined tough new anti-terror laws that would give police great power to electronically track suspects and detain them for up to 48 hours. Howard offered details on the proposal at...