The confirmation of charges hearing against Charles Ble Goude opened Monday before Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) . Ble Goude, a youth leader loyal to Ivory Coast's former president Laurent...
Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is taking steps to weaken the rule of law, control Internet and media, and suppress critics and protesters, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Monday. HRW...
Prosecutors called former Bosnian Serb political leader Radovan Karadzic a liar on Monday during closing remarks at his genocide trial at the UN International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) . Karadzic is charged [ICTY...
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday approved the execution of five men as what is possibly his final act in office. The five men were convicted and sentenced to death two weeks ago for their...
California Governor Jerry Brown on Saturday signed into law a bill , prohibiting the so-called "gay panic" defense that has been used to reduce homicide charges to manslaughter. The defense has been used by defendants...
The Hong Kong police department on Friday cleared the main government compound of pro-democracy supporters who occupied the area in protest. It is reported that supporters were subdued with pepper spray and 60 arrests were...
California Governor Jerry Brown on Saturday signed into law on a bill which will prohibit schools from suspending students without proving the pupil willfully defied teachers and administrators. The bill specifically eliminates schools' authority to suspend...
The president of Spain's Catalonia region signed a decree today calling for a referendum on secession and independence from Spain , inciting confrontation from Spain's central government in Madrid [official...
An Indian court on Saturday sentenced Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa Jayaram to four years in prison for corruption in a case that was filed 18 years ago. Special Judge John Michael D'Cunha held Jayaram "guilty...
An Egyptian court on Saturday has postponed the verdict in the retrial of former president Hosni Mubarak until November 29 due to the large amount of evidence. The verdict in the case was...