International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said Wednesday the ICC would allow Libya to conduct the trial of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi . Despite concern from human...
The UN General Assembly's Human Rights Committee on Tuesday approved a draft resolution condemning recent human rights violations in Syria . The non-binding resolution, drafted by the UK, France and Germany, passed by a vote of...
Merck & Co reached a settlement agreement Tuesday with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) , agreeing to pay $950 million in criminal and civil penalties. The agreement includes $321 million in criminal fines...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday filed a challenge to Utah's controversial immigration law . The measure was signed into law in March by...
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday consolidated the ongoing Proposition 8 case with an appeal of a denied motion to vacate District Judge Vaughn...
The Malaysian Kuala Lumpur Foundation to Criminalise War (KLFCW) on Tuesday found former US president George W. Bush, former UK prime minister Tony Blair guilty of war crimes after a symbolic trial ....
Malaysia's government on Tuesday introduced legislation that will enforce new restrictions on public demonstrations, including a ban on street protests and other rules that opposition leaders believe are too repressive. Proposed by the National Front , Malaysia's ruling...
The US International Trade Commission (USITC) ruled Monday for Apple on a patent complaint brought by HTC . The USITC found that Apple had not violated...
The relatives of 57 people killed in a 2009 Philippines massacre on Tuesday sued former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo for allegedly assisting the perpetrators. The families seek five million pesos (USD $345,000) from Arroyo...
The Connecticut Supreme Court on Monday upheld the state's death penalty law. The court's ruling affirmed the death sentence of a man convicted of murdering a 13-year old boy with a sledgehammer...