Foreign secretary pledges to deal with issues that ´have affected the UK´s moral standing´ in the world.
The mother of pop star Michael Jackson has begun legal proceedings against concert promoter AEG, claiming it did not give her son proper medical care.
The U.S. Department of Labor has filed suit against Tyson Fresh Meat, alleging that the company systematically rejected female job applicants at its plant in Joslin, Ill.
A row over France´s crackdown on Roma (Gypsy) migrants from Romania and Bulgaria looks set to dominate a summit of EU leaders in Brussels.
George Michael has been given an eight-week sentence for crashing his car while under the influence of cannabis.
An advert for a brand of ice cream showing a heavily-pregnant nun has been banned for ´´making a mockery´´ of the beliefs of Roman Catholics, a watchdog said today.
A Bronx, N.Y., judge ridiculed a defense attorney and criticized his arguments in front of a jury by using loaded words such as "clown," "silly," "outrageous" and "comedy," prompting a unanimous appeals panel Tuesday to overturn a robbery conviction and to direct that on remand the case be tried before a different judge.
The French Senate approved Tuesday a law banning any veils that cover the face -- including the burqa, the full-body covering worn by some Muslim women -- making France the first European country to plan such a measure.
One of France´s most respected newspapers, Le Monde, says it is filing a lawsuit accusing the office of President Nicolas Sarkozy of spying on its journalists.
A federal judge has granted permission for millions of Toyota owners in foreign countries to file a separate consolidated complaint against Toyota Motor Corp. over claims associated with the unintended acceleration recalls.
Researchers did a statistical analysis of compensation at the 200 U.S. firms reporting the most revenue between 2002 and 2007.
Authorities in the Czech Republic have banned Google Inc. from continuing in its mapping feature "Street View" in the eastern European country.
Zimbabwean police have arrested four US health workers suspected of running an unregistered clinic and dispensing Aids drugs without a licence, the US embassy in Harare says.
European leaders have hailed the results of Turkey´s constitutional reform referendum as an "important step towards Europe." The majority of Turkish voters decided in favor of the reforms.
Central bank governors and senior regulators have agreed new rules designed to prevent a repeat of the recent financial crisis.
Now that New Jersey courtrooms have Wi-Fi capability, trial lawyers with wireless laptops have a distinct edge: the ability to Google prospective jurors at the counsel table.
Some public defenders in Missouri say the stressed state budget is interfering with their ability to provide poor defendants with their constitutional right to a lawyer.
Motorists are challenging the state´s use of red light cameras to fine drivers, saying the cameras assume drivers are guilty until proven innocent.
A law professor is asking the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario to force the University of Windsor to appoint her dean of law, after her candidacy was spoiled by accusations of plagiarism and, she claims, racism and sexism.
Society knew there were sexually explicit pictures, but didn´t see them or know any details.
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