The US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Canadian Competition Bureau reached an agreement on Monday to allow the merger between Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. and Live Nation, Inc. . The two companies agreed to the 10-year settlement terms set by the DOJ and the Competition Bureau, which had determined after reviewing the original merger terms [...]
The Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) war crimes court confirmed on Monday that three former Bosnian Serb policemen have been indicted on charges of genocide for their alleged roles in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre during the Bosnian civil war . Dusko Jevic served as Deputy Commander of the Special Police Brigade, while Mendeljev Duric and Goran [...]
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Monday that three Guantanamo Bay detainees have been transferred to Slovakia. Slovakia announced last week that it would accept the detainees, in what was widely seen as an endorsement of US president Barack Obama's foreign policy. The DOJ made this statement about the transfer: The identities of these [...]
James Cockayne : "Vice-President Joe Biden's announcement in Iraq that the US government will appeal the recent dismissal of federal criminal charges against five Blackwater private security contractors was a diplomatic necessity. It was designed to reassure Iraqi politicians and the Iraqi people of the Obama administration's good faith and sympathy, at a time when [...]
Iraqi officials on Monday executed Ali Hassan al-Majid , better known as "Chemical Ali," for ordering the Kurdish village of Halabja gassed in 1988. Government spokesperson Ali al-Dabbagh stated that al-Majid had committed crimes of mass murder and premeditated bodily harm against the Iraqi population. Al-Majid was convicted earlier this month of ordering the gassing [...]
The French parliament will likely limit a proposal to ban the burqa and niqab, full face veils worn by some devout Muslim women, to public buildings only, according to Monday reports. A parliamentary panel charged with examining the issue is set to report its recommendations on Tuesday, and they are unlikely to press for a [...]
An Indian court on Monday rejected a request by suspected Mumbai terror attack gunman Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab to be tried in an international court. Kasab claimed he would not receive a fair trial in India and that police had falsely accused him of taking part in the 2008 terror attacks. Special Court Judge ML [...]
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal brought by former Panamanian military leader Manuel Noriega challenging a lower court ruling denying his habeas corpus petition and authorizing his extradition to France on money laundering charges. Noriega, who has been declared a prisoner of war, sought to enforce a provision of the [...]
Zimbabwe’s high court Monday struck out evidence from a key witness in the trial of Zimbabwe Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party treasurer and deputy agriculture minister-nominee Roy Bennett . Peter Michael Hitschmann was called as the attorney general’s main witness against Bennett, but alleged in court that security officials tortured him while in custody [...]
The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 5-3 in Hemi Group, LLC v. City of New York that the city government lacks standing under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) to bring a suit against Hemi Group, which operates websites offering cigarettes for sale "tax-free." The US Court of Appeals for the Second [...]
