A military court in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Monday found Lt Col Kibibi Mutware guilty of involvement in mass rapes that took place on New Year's Day and sentenced him...
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Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi called Sunday for his own trial to be set up in a public court. In an open letter to the head of the Supreme Judicial System of Iran [GlobaLex...
The Utah House of Representatives on Friday approved an Arizona-style immigration law by a 58-15 majority vote. Sponsored by Representative Stephen Sandstrom (R) , the controversial bill had been amended several times...
The Wyoming Senate on Friday approved a bill , that would void in Wyoming any same-sex marriages and civil unions performed in other jurisdictions. Although House Bill 74, Validity of Marriage, passed with...
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi pledged Saturday to reform the country's judicial system, days after it was announced that he will stand trial for charges of underage prostitution . Calling himself...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday denied a petition for writ of habeas corpus of a Yemeni man currently detained at Guantanamo Bay . Judge...
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Saturday issued a second arrest warrant for former military president Pervez Musharraf for not appearing in court for charges related to the 2007 assassination of former prime minister Benazir...
Kenneth Marende, Speaker of the Kenyan National Assembly , ruled Thursday that four nominations made by President Mwai Kibaki had violated the requirement of consultation with the prime minister under the new constitution [text, PDF;...
A US military tribunal on Friday sentenced Sudanese Guantanamo Bay detainee Noor Uthman Mohammed to 14 years in prison following a plea agreement in which he admitted to helping al Qaeda and...
A jury in the US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania reached a split decision on Friday in the corruption trial of former Pennsylvania judge Mark Ciavarella, convicting him of 12 counts, including racketeering, money...
