The EU Council of Ministers agreed Monday to continue funding for embryonic stem cell research , but that aid may not be used to procure stem cell embryos. The competitiveness council ministers approved...
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) must tighten its anti-terrorism laws to conform with those of other states and territories, Australian Prime Minister John Howard said Monday. If the ACT - the federal district that includes...
The state of Missouri must give all prison inmates access to abortion a federal judge in Kansas City ruled Tuesday. US District Judge Dean Whipple ruled last year in...
The US Senate voted Tuesday afternoon to increase federal funding for embryonic stem cell research , but the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act fell four votes shy of the two-thirds...
Islamic militant group Hezbollah violated international humanitarian law and likely committed war crimes by firing the rockets that have killed at least a dozen Israelis , whether...
Iranian human rights lawyer Abdolfattah Soltani says he has received a five-year prison sentence for disclosing confidential information and engaging in propaganda against the regime, even though neither he nor his lawyers appeared in...
BetOnSports PLC and its chief executive are among four corporations and 11 individuals indicted by a federal grand jury in St. Louis on charges of racketeering, conspiracy and fraud for allegedly accepting illegal sports bets online. The...
Leading class-action law firm Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman has pleaded not guilty to fraud and conspiracy charges in US District Court in Los Angeles. In a message e-mailed to the media after Monday's arraignment, the firm...
Making the first US appearance before the UN Human Rights Committee in more than a decade, American officials on Monday defended their position that the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights does not govern many...
Democratic Party officials in Missouri filed a class-action lawsuit Monday seeking a permanent injunction against the enforcement of a new state law that requires voters to show photo identification at the polls...