US Attorney General Michael Mukasey recused himself from the investigation of former NASDAQ stock market chairman Bernard Madoff because his son is representing a top official in Madoff's investment firm, US...
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A Muslim woman in the US state of Georgia was arrested Tuesday and ordered to serve 10 days in jail for contempt of court after she refused to remove her headscarf , or hijab, upon entering a...
Leyla Zana , a Kurdish spokesperson and member of the European Union Turkey Civic Commission (EUTCC) , was sentenced Saturday to 10 years in prison for supporting the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) [BBC profile;...
While general security conditions in Iraq have improved, human rights violations have continued, according to a report released Tuesday by the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) . In its 13th report on the human rights...
The head of Russia's Federal Financial Markets Service (FFMS) , Vladimir Milovidov , said Monday that next year Russia will create new laws that regulate insider trading and establish a compensation fund for victims of...
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday convened a meeting of all political parties in order to gather national support for a plan to strengthen security in the country after terrorist attacks in country's financial capital of...
The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) has filed a federal civil rights complaint with the US Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Office of Fair Housing & Equal Opportunity (FHEO) ...
Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat demoted Police Chief Gen. Patcharawat Wongsuwan to an inactive position within the Prime Minister's office, according to media reports Friday. Patcharawat's removal comes a day after the Prime Minister declared...
The European Commission (EC) Thursday called on Germany to modify its Volkswagen anti-takeover law within two months or else face referral of the matter to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) . The law,...
The US military has assigned Army judge Col. Stephen Henley to preside over the the war crimes trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed , the self proclaimed architect of the 9/11 attacks [JURIST...
