Recent Updates
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Disgraced Pakistan nuke scientist freed by court
Legal World 02/06/2009Abdul Qadeer Khan, the scientist who helped Pakistan develop nuclear weapons and allegedly leaked atomic secrets to North Korea, Iran and Libya, was freed from years of de facto house arrest Friday by a high court ruling. A smiling Khan emerged from ...
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World Court settles 40-year dispute over Black Sea
Legal World 02/04/2009A 40-year dispute between Romania and Ukraine over an energy-rich area of the Black Sea was resolved Tuesday as the International Court of Justice drew a border giving Romania the larger share. The decision focused partly on a rocky and inhospitable ...
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Chinese dissident's trial postponed, lawyer says
Legal World 02/02/2009A Chinese court has delayed the trial of an activist who criticized the government's earthquake response, the man's lawyer said Monday. Mo Shaoping, who is representing activist Huang Qi, said the postponement came after he protested that the origina...
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Spain's probe of Israelis presents legal quandary
Legal World 02/01/2009A Spanish judge's decision to investigate seven Israeli officials over a deadly 2002 attack against Hamas that had nothing to do with Spain has renewed a debate about the long arm of European justice.Critics say Madrid should mind its own business, p...
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South Korean blogger seeks bail after arrest
Legal World 01/28/2009A South Korean blogger charged with spreading false information has requested bail and said his arrest was unconstitutional, a lawyer said Wednesday. The 30-year-old man — identified in court documents as Park Dae-sung — was charged last week with po...
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WADA faces court challenge in Belgium
Legal World 01/27/2009A group of Belgian athletes is challenging the rule requiring athletes to notify drug testers of their whereabouts, contending it violates privacy. If the case is successful in Belgium, it could undermine the work of the World Anti-Doping Agency and ...
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Israeli court orders Gaza open to foreign media
Legal World 01/25/2009Israel's Supreme Court on Sunday ordered its government to allow free access to Gaza for foreign correspondents, rejecting a ban imposed even before the recent Israeli offensive there.The ruling says the Israeli government must allow access to report...
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Chinese man gets death sentence in milk scandal
Legal World 01/22/2009A Chinese court has handed down a death penalty to a man convicted of endangering public safety in the first sentencing connected with a contaminated milk scandal that shocked the country. The Intermediate People's Court in Shijiazhuang gave the deat...
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Worldwide hopes soar for Obama inauguration
Legal World 01/20/2009A world made weary by war, recession, joblessness and fear shed its collective burden Tuesday to celebrate the arrival of a new American president. Bulls and goats were slaughtered for feasts in Kenya and caterers prepared for black-tie balls in the ...
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EU Court: illness no reason to deny paid leave
Legal World 01/19/2009The EU high court Tuesday voided German and British labor rules that deny paid annual leave to sick workers.Workers in the 27-nation European Union cannot lose the right to a paid vacation just because they are ill, the European Court of Justice rule...
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SKorean court denies bail to jailed blogger
Legal World 01/16/2009A popular South Korean blogger arrested on accusations of posting false economic information on the Internet has been denied bail, his lawyer said Friday. The 31-year-old blogger, who went by the handle "Minerva" after the Greek goddess of wisdom, ro...
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Thai court charges club owner for New Year's fire
Legal World 01/11/2009A Thai court issued arrest warrants Monday for the owner and manager of a trendy Bangkok nightclub where 66 revelers perished in a New Year's Eve fire and stampede, police said.Wisuth Setsawat, the owner of Santika Club, and club manager Suriya Ritra...