Search Results for: 2010-08-30

Malaysia's Kuching High Court has issued an injunction to stop a company from destroying the homes of indigenous Malaysians. Last week, state-government agents began tearing down Iban houses on land controlled by the native Iban...

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Tuesday that 22 individuals were indicted for violating federal bribery laws in an effort to obtain foreign business contracts. An undercover operation conducted by the FBI...

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed new charges Tuesday against Bank of America (BOA) , alleging that the company failure to disclose to its shareholders "extraordinary losses" at Merrill Lynch...

International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo announced Wednesday that the ICC will prosecute the most responsible parties for the December 2007 Kenyan post-election violence now that Kenya's September...

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Monday convicted Bosnian Serb cousins Milan Lukic and Sredoje Lukic of war crimes and crimes against humanity for their actions...

Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki created a special committee Thursday to investigate alleged abuse and torture in the country's prisons. Comprised of eight members, the committee reportedly includes representatives from human...

Iraqi Interior Minister Jawad al-Bolani said Tuesday that more than 40 police officers face charges following an investigation that revealed abuses in the country's prisons and criminal justice system. Among the alleged abuses, police are believed to...

The leaders of Pakistan's coalition government reached agreement in Dubai on Thursday on the details of a deal on restoring superior court judges removed in November under President Pervez Musharraf's declaration of emergency , according to local media...

Chinese state media reported Monday that the National People's Congress is considering new legislation that would increase penalties for companies that pollute the nation's waterways. The new law would remove present pollution...