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The US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed the Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 , a bill designed to address problems from the country's so-called "sub-prime mortgage collapse." The Act provides for government...

The Federal Reserve Board on Monday approved new rules for home mortgage loans designed to reduce unfair lending practices and increase consumer protection. The new rule amends the Truth in Lending Act to...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Thursday announced that more than 400 people had been indicted in connection to what has been termed the US "sub-prime mortgage collapse." The vast majority of the indictments involved...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is currently investigating 2,500 cases of public corruption, a 50 percent increase from five years ago, FBI Director Robert Mueller said in a Thursday speech to the American...

French prosecutors asked a judge to file preliminary charges on Monday against alleged "rogue trader" Jerome Kerviel in connection with what is being called the largest bank fraud in history. Prosecutors asked for preliminary charges of forgery,...

Pakistani police acting at the direction of what one official called "higher ups" arrested two American human rights activists in Lahore Tuesday, according to AP. Medea Benjamin and Tighe Barry are members of the US-based human rights...

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper unveiled a series of reforms Tuesday designed to address the backlog of claims by aboriginal tribes over land seized by the Canadian government, saying a system would be created to...

Canada is stalling the discussion and adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples , according to a Thursday statement by Amnesty International (AI) . The declaration was adopted by the UN Human Rights Council...

The Canadian Senate Wednesday passed a US-style bill to have federal elections on fixed dates every four years . An Act to Amend the Canada Elections Act requires that an...

JURIST Guest Columnist Michael Kelly of Creighton University School of Law says that the trials of Saddam Hussein should continue and his death sentence in the Dujail case should be stayed at least until two other key proceedings against him...