The Thailand Supreme Court announced Thursday that former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra will stand trial for negligence over the government's rice subsidy scheme. The hearing will take place May 19, and...
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Thailand's attorney general filed criminal charges on Thursday against former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra over the country's controversial rice subsidy program. Yingluck, Thailand's first female prime minister, could be sentenced to 10 years...
The Thailand House of Representatives approved a bill Friday that opponents fear will provide amnesty for crimes committed by self-exiled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra . The bill, which was approved 310-0 after...
The Texas 3rd Court of Appeals in Austin overturned the conviction of former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) on Thursday, concluding that the state failed to prove proceeds of criminal activity...
Of the 139 states that signed the Rome Statute, 32 have not yet ratified the treaty. According to the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties , a state that has signed but not ratified a treaty is obliged to...
Although US-led coalition forces succeeded in taking de facto control of Iraq by April 2003, the whereabouts of deposed president Saddam Hussein remained unknown during the beginning of post-invasion occupation. The capture and prosecution of Saddam was an important piece...
Judge Simeon Lake of the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas on Friday reduced the prison sentence of former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling from more than 24 years...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Arizona on Tuesday lifted an injunction that barred enforcement of a controversial provision of Arizona's immigration law requiring law enforcement officials...
The Congress of Peru on Wednesday approved a bill that would reform the country's private pension system. The bill, which will increase the number of workers while lowering the fees for contributors, was passed with...
The US Supreme Court declined review in the case of former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling on Monday. The court, without any comment, allowed to stand the decision of the US Court...
