A US military official has said that the US is in negotiations to transfer non-Afghan detainees at Bagram Air Base back to their home countries, Al Jazeera reported Tuesday. The military intends to return the detainees to their countries of origin in anticipation of a transfer of the facility to Afghan authorities at the end [...]
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed a suit to proceed against drug maker Merck & Co. over the safety record of its painkiller Vioxx . The court ruled unanimously in Merck & Co. v. Reynolds that the statute of limitations in a securities fraud lawsuit begins to run once the plaintiff actually discovered or [...]
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled 5-3 in Stolt-Nielsen SA v. AnimalFeeds International that imposing class arbitration on parties when that issue is silent in the parties' arbitration clauses is inconsistent with the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) . The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit had ruled that construing the arbitration clause [...]
Indonesia's justice minister announced Tuesday the opening of a prison wing intended to confine individuals convicted of corruption. The new wing, part of Cipinang Penitentiary in East Jakarta, is designed to hold up to 256 inmates, although only 10 people are currently incarcerated there. The country's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is responsible for sentencing inmates [...]
Indonesia's justice minister announced Tuesday the opening of a prison wing intended to confine individuals convicted of corruption. The new wing, part of Cipinang Penitentiary in East Jakarta, is designed to hold up to 256 inmates, although only 10 people are currently incarcerated there. The country's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is responsible for sentencing inmates [...]
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled 5-3 in Stolt-Nielsen SA v. AnimalFeeds International that imposing class arbitration on parties when that issue is silent in the parties' arbitration clauses is inconsistent with the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) . The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit had ruled that construing the arbitration clause [...]
Former Panamanian military leader Manuel Noriega arrived in France Tuesday to face money laundering charges after being extradited from the US. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton signed a surrender warrant Monday after a federal judge lifted the stay blocking his extradition last month. Noriega will appear Tuesday before French prosecutors to hear the charges [...]
Former Panamanian military leader Manuel Noriega arrived in France Tuesday to face money laundering charges after being extradited from the US. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton signed a surrender warrant Monday after a federal judge lifted the stay blocking his extradition last month. Noriega will appear Tuesday before French prosecutors to hear the charges [...]
A Haitian judge on Monday dismissed charges of kidnapping and criminal association against all 10 members of a US missionary group arrested in January but ordered one to stand trial for making "irregular travel" arrangements involving 30 Haitian children. Laura Silsby, the only missionary who has not been released by Haitian authorities, will remain in [...]
A Haitian judge on Monday dismissed charges of kidnapping and criminal association against all 10 members of a US missionary group arrested in January but ordered one to stand trial for making "irregular travel" arrangements involving 30 Haitian children. Laura Silsby, the only missionary who has not been released by Haitian authorities, will remain in [...]
