The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday affirmed a district court decision upholding the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 (HLOGA) , which requires...
Former Bosnian Serb leader Momcilo Krajisnik has been transferred to the UK to serve his 20-year prison sentence , the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) announced Tuesday. Krajisnik...
The Buenos Aires Appeals Court in Argentina overturned the dismissal of murder charges against former president Fernando de la Rua on Tuesday. The charges were dismissed in April by Judge Claudio Bonadio after he said that the...
The German Bundestag unanimously passed a law Tuesday overturning the conviction of Nazi-regime "war traitors." Among those whose names have been cleared are resistance fighters, people who aided Jews, and...
The UN-backed Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) on Tuesday ordered Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission (IEC) to conduct a partial recount of votes from polling stations with high irregularities. According to ECC investigations:The overwhelming...
A judge in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York ruled Tuesday that the state of New York has violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by segregating mentally...
The German Bundestag approved a bill Tuesday that will allow Germany to ratify the EU reform treaty, known as the Lisbon Treaty . Although both houses of Germany's parliament...
The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) announced Tuesday that international co-prosecutor William Smith recommends investigating five more potential war criminals in what would be the court's final investigations. The announcement...
British officials met Tuesday with lawyers for victims of Irish Republican Army (IRA) bombings in the 1980s and 90s to discuss seeking compensation from Libya. The meeting came after Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Sunday...
Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Monday accepted the resignation of Attorney General Eduardo Medina Mora , a key player in Mexico's efforts against drug cartels and drug-related violence. Medina Mora will be replaced...