Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday criticized the violent and repressive conditions in southern Somalia that have been implemented by the Islamist group al-Shabaab . HRW interviewed more than 70 victims and witnesses, concluding...
A prominent Iranian journalist and filmmaker was sentenced on Sunday to three-and-a-half years in prison and 50 lashes for his activities after the disputed 2009 presidential elections . Mohammad Nourizad was sentenced by...
A special tribunal in Bangladesh on Sunday convicted 57 members of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) on charges relating to their involvement in last year's border guard mutiny . BDR Special Court-3 in the...
The German government said Saturday that it is considering taking legal action against Goldman, Sachs & Co. for defrauding investors, according to a report by the German newspaper Welt am Sonntag. The announcement comes...
The Kyrgyzstan interim government announced Sunday that it will place ousted president Kurmanbek Bakiyev on trial for killings that took place during the recent uprising earlier this month and for abuse of power while in...
The Russian State Duma voted 437-0 Friday to approve a bill giving amnesty to veterans as well as concentration camp and Leningrad siege survivors for most crimes committed during World War II by. If approved...
Former commander of the Bosnian army during the 1992-1994 Bosnian civil war Rasim Delic died Friday of cancer in his home. Delic was awaiting a decision from the International Criminal...
An Arkansas judge ruled Friday that a state law prohibiting all unmarried couples from adopting or fostering children violates the Arkansas Constitution . Critics claimed that the Arkansas Adoption and Foster Care Act of 2008 [ACLU...
A federal grand jury on Friday indicted five former Blackwater executives on charges of weapons violations and lying to criminal investigators. The 15-count indictment charges five former executives, including former president Gary...
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a civil suit on Friday alleging securities fraud against Goldman, Sachs & Co. . The complaint, filed in the US District Court for the Southern District...