Uzbek police have arrested activist Mukhtabar Tojibaeva , hours before she was expected to attend a human rights conference. Tojibaeva, who heads up the human rights organization Fiery Hearts, has been a vocal critic of the Uzbek...
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The US Department of Justice on Thursday announced that Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. will plead guilty to charges that it conspired with other technology companies to fix prices on some of its dynamic...
Harriet Miers will not withdraw her nomination to the US Supreme Court, White House spokesman Scott McClellan told reporters Thursday. McClellan, when asked if Miers might withdraw her name, insisted that, "no one that knows her...
The Association of Muslim Scholars on Thursday urged Iraqis to reject the draft Iraqi constitution when it comes up for referendum on October 15 . A spokesman for...
Faced with a growing problem of overcrowded jails, British officials are considering fitting some prisoners with electronic tags and releasing them, a government minister said Thursday. According to a report in the Times, the plan calls for criminals...
The Mexican government is concerned that Texas Gov. Rick Perry's "Operation Linebacker," a pledge of $9.7 million to beef up security along the US-Mexico border, will lead to human rights violations. In a statement released late Wednesday,...
Following up on a report in JURIST's Paper Chase earlier today, Saddam Hussein will likely face charges of premeditated murder, torture and forced expulsion and disappearances for his alleged role in a 1982 massacre of Shiites...
Chaplains in the US Air Force will no longer subscribe to a code of ethics that endorses the evangelizing of service members not affiliated with any religion, Air Force officials have announced. The move comes in the...
A federal judge has ruled that State Street Bank and Trust Company will not be held responsible for major losses in a United Airlines (UAL) employee stock-ownership plan. Over 70,000 United employees and retirees filed...
Lawyers for Platon Lebedev, business partner of jailed Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky , said Thursday that they have asked the Russian General Prosecutor's Office for information on the whereabouts of their client and have also requested...
