Top officials of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) told the UN Security Council Wednesday that...
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Liberty University asks Supreme Court to review health care law
Liberty University on Friday petitioned the US Supreme Court to review its case against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) . The US Court of Appeals for...
The European Parliament voted Thursday to support increased government scrutiny of deepwater drilling off Europe's coasts, but voted not to ban the practice as the Environmental Committee had urged . The resolution ,...
France's National Assembly began considering Tuesday a new bill that would would make it easier to deport illegal immigrants and strip immigrants accused of violent crimes...
Fiji High Court sentences 8 for attempted assassination of military leader
The Fiji High Court sentenced eight men to prison terms ranging from three to seven years for plotting the assassination of the leader of the country's military government on Friday. The sentencing judge, Justice Paul Madigan chastised the men...
The South African Constitutional Court Wednesday refused to hear an appeal brought by former president Thabo Mbeki of a lower court ruling that dismissed corruption charges against his rival, African National Congress...
South African prosecutors to appeal invalidation of Zuma charges
The South African National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) announced Thursday it would appeal a Pietermaritzburg High Court judgment invalidating corruption charges against politician Jacob Zuma . The NPA stated...
South Africa High Court invalidates Zuma corruption prosecution
A judge in South Africa's Pietermaritzburg High Court ruled Friday that an earlier decision to prosecute politician Jacob Zuma on corruption charges was procedurally invalid because Zuma was not given the chance...