The Justice Department broke federal law by using a political and ideological litmus test to hire conservative law students over their liberal peers, according to an audit released earlier today.
London´s High Court rejected Wednesday a legal bid to force the British government to hold a referendum on the European Union´s Lisbon Treaty.
Pakistan´s Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered that a special parliamentary election in former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif´s district be delayed after a ruling that barred him from contesting the poll.
Israeli lawmakers have reached a last-minute deal that will allow embattled Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to stay in power for a few more months. In exchange, Olmert´s party agreed to hold primary elections by September 25.
European Union broadcasters may win the right to lower payments to groups that collect license fees for composers under a European Union draft ruling, three people with knowledge of the decision said.
A California watchdog group yesterday cautioned consumers about potential lead exposure from artificial turf products found in homes and playgrounds.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission plans to propose rules that may diminish the importance of credit ratings across various markets, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
The European Union on Tuesday hailed an agreement between Serbia´s Socialist and Democratic parties as a real chance to establish a pro-European government in the Balkan country.
South Africa´s powerful COSATU trade union federation said on Tuesday it would mobilize the world´s workers to isolate Zimbabwe´s President Robert Mugabe, accusing him of ruling illegally.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has continued its investigations into Mexican tomatoes to determine if a salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than 500 people in the U.S. originated in Mexico, U.S. authorities said Monday.
The Federal Communications Commission on Friday said it wants to auction a section of wireless airwaves to buyers willing to provide free broadband Internet service without pornography.
The justices decline to hear a petition from environmentalists, allowing the Department of Homeland Security to continue construction.
Iran on Tuesday condemned the European Union´s adoption of new sanctions over its controversial nuclear drive, warning that the measures could damage fresh diplomatic efforts to solve the crisis.
Total SA, Europe´s largest oil refiner, may be liable for the costs a French town incurred cleaning up the damage caused by the sinking of the Erika oil tanker in 1999, the European Union´s top court said.
The European Union has approved new sanctions against Iran, including an assets freeze of the country´s biggest bank.
Strict inspections will be in place when South Korea resumes importation of U.S. beef, following a public outcry over concerns about mad cow disease.
United Nations nuclear inspectors were in northeast Syria on Monday, examining the site of an alleged nuclear facility that was bombed by Israel nine months ago.
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide if the Navy is doing enough to protect whales from the effects of its sonar testing.
The White House said North Korea has a "deadline" of Thursday to hand in a long-awaited accounting of its nuclear past, but warned the paperwork could be delayed yet again.
Spanish antitrust authorities are investigating possible price fixing by more than a dozen cosmetics companies, including the local units of Colgate-Palmolive Co., Unilever and Henkel AG.
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