Brazil's prosecutor general on Thursday advised the Supreme Court not to approve the appointment of former President Luiz Inancio Lula da Silva as President Dilma Rousseff's chief of staff, saying it was an attempt to avoid prosecution.
Republican leadership in the U. S. Senate said on Wednesday there would not be a confirmation hearing for the White House's pick for the Supreme Court vacancy.
It is not often you see a monk performing a headlock, much less on a soldier. But that's exactly what happened last week, when soldiers confronted monks who had gathered in a Buddhist park to pressure the Thai military government to speed up their appointment of the most senior monk in the kingdom.
With the passing of conservative Justice Antonin Scalia earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court could shift to the left, which will impact a number of upcoming decisions, experts said.
Buddhist monks scuffled with soldiers yesterday as thousands of orange-robed clergy met at a seminar to support the front runner for the post of Thailand's Supreme Patriarch.
Juvenile prisoners will account for a large portion of those that will qualify for China's amnesty deal, as they stand a better chance of re-integrating into regular life, said the Supreme People's Court at a press conference on Monday.
The Supreme Court of United States on Thursday upheld a key provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or ObamaCare, promoted by President Barack Obama, ensuring that 6.4 million people can continue to receive subsidies that allow them to purchase healthcare plans.
China's revised Workplace Safety Law, which imposes harsher punishment on offenders, will take effect Monday.
Following the publishing of a controversial report, members of the Human Rights Commission of Maldives (HRCM) have been summoned to the Supreme Court on Thursday, local media reported.
Indian Supreme Court on Monday suspended the death sentence of two convicts in Delhi gangrape case, local media reported.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Wednesday held the first session of its newly elected parliament and formed a new government.
Maldives Supreme Court early on Sunday morning blocked a second round run off to elect a new president and postponed the revote to Nov. 16 amid deep political infighting, local media reported here.
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