An influential UK Conservative Party donor has launched a legal effort to force the UK government to put the ratification of the new EU reform treaty properly known as the Treaty of Lisbon [official website; PDF...
Hate crimes in Russia rose 13 percent in 2007 over 2006, but police have done little to stop attacks, according to a Tuesday report by the SOVA Center rights group. Deputy Director Galina Kozhevnikova...
A bill to lift a ban on women wearing headscarves in universities was submitted Tuesday to the Turkish Grand National Assembly amidst protests by secular groups. Last week, an agreement between...
An Iranian airport customs contractor convicted of corruption has been executed and three other customs workers are scheduled to face the death penalty , according to comments from the Iranian judiciary reported by Reuters Tuesday....
The European Court of Justice Tuesday ruled against Promusicae , a Spanish music industry coalition, finding that telecommunication companies have no duty to disclose the names and addresses of people suspected of...
US Office of Special Counsel (OSC) head Scott J. Bloch has accused the Department of Justice (DOJ) of impeding an investigation into the "politicization" of the DOJ under former US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales [official...
Moroccan authorities have arrested Abdelilah Hriz, an alleged participant in the 2004 Madrid train bombings , a Spanish judicial source said Monday. Hriz, whose DNA and fingerprints linked him to a house where explosives were prepared and...
The Syrian government has detained former parliamentarian and dissident Riyad Sayf , the National Organization for Human Rights in Syria (NOHR) said Tuesday. Sayf is a prominent member of the "Damascus Declaration" group, which in 2005 issued a...
Ten activists who led anti-government protests against fuel prices in Myanmar last August and September have been charged under Myanmar's Printing and Publishing Act with the crime of making illegal statements. Myanmar's ruling military junta...
Three Indonesian Islamic militants sentenced to death for their roles in the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings have filed a second appeal with the Indonesian Supreme Court, a spokesperson for the Indonesian attorney general's office said Tuesday. The...