If Berlusconi is expelled from his Senate seat, he will lose parliamentary immunity from arrest and face a possible six-year ban on running for public office.
The court ruling, which was issued last month, held that a person born in the Dominican Republic to parents of another nationality should not be registered as a Dominican citizen.
The court declined to issue a stay on a lower court´s decision pending appeal. The lower court ruling found that, in light of US v. Windsor, the status of civil unions deprive same-sex couples of federal benefits enjoyed by married couples.
The fine relates to the sale of securities based on home loans, which led to the near-collapse of the banking system in 2007.
Seven French mayors argued unsuccessfully that the "freedom of conscience" provision in the constitution requires the inclusion of a similar conscience clause in the May 17 Act extending marriage rights to same-sex couples.
Scientology, founded by American science fiction author L Ron Hubbard in 1954, has also been challenged in Russia, which recently banned its main texts.
The state will place high taxes on the sales of the drug as well as a cap on the total annual production of the product. State officials hope to raise revenue through the taxes and to undercut the illegal drug market by making marijuana accessible.
Hundreds of thousands of US government employees are back at work after President Barack Obama signed a law ending a 16-day government shutdown and extending the US debt limit.
The challenge was brought by Peter Chester and George McGeoch, two inmates who are serving life sentences for murder.
Keith Vaz, the Labour head of the Commons home affairs committee, said he would look into "elements of the Guardian´s involvement in, and publication of, the Snowden leaks" hours after the prime minister suggested a select committee might look at the issue.
Navalny was sentenced to five years for embezzling 16 million roubles (USD $500,000) from a timber firm in the Kirov region in 2009. While Navalny may have succeeded in securing his freedom, the upheld conviction will prevent him from running in Russia´s next presidential election, scheduled for 2018.
The two days of talks in a palace just above Lake Geneva yielded no specific agreements on curbing Iran’s nuclear activities.
With the Treasury Department warning that it could run out of money to pay national obligations within a day, the Senate voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday evening, 81 to 18, to approve a proposal hammered out by the chamber’s Republican and Democratic leaders after the House on Tuesday was unable to move forward with any resolution.
The study, prepared by the NEXUS Institute found that many victims were not provided support and assistance central in recovering after trafficking due to flaws in the implementation of the reintegration process.
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuitruled for Barbara Bauman, who represented 21 Argentine residents, allowing them to bring suit for the actions of Mercedes-Benz Argentina, a Daimler subsidiary, during the nation´s 1976-1983 "Dirty War".
The collection program, which has not been disclosed before, intercepts e-mail address books and “buddy lists” from instant messaging services as they move across global data links.
Thought to be responsible for numerous vessel hijackings, Belgian prosecutors have been seeking Abdi Hassan, also known as "Big Mouth," for some time.
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