International Courts/Tribunals

Chinese Court Orders Yahoo Fine

A Chinese court has ordered Yahoo Inc. to pay about $27,000 for infringing the copyrights of music companies, the Associated Press reports. The suit brought by a trade group representing recording companies had claimed Yahoo’s search engine improperly links to Web sites posting pirated songs. In a statement, Yahoo vowed…

Apr 24, 2007 2:54 PM CDT

Yeltsin Pushed New Constitution as President

During his presidency, Boris Yeltsin pushed through a constitution that guaranteed a strong leader, the Associated Press reports in this obituary. Yeltsin has died at the age of 76. The 1993 constitution may support executive power, but it limits the time that President Vladimir Putin can serve in office. The…

Apr 23, 2007 5:14 PM CDT

‘Dark Forces’ Can’t Stop Colombian AG

The attorney general of Colombia tells the Miami Herald he is “committed to this whole process of opening up cases and unearthing the truth.” Attorney General Mario Iguarán has filed cases against influential politicians and military officials who are undermining Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, the newspaper reports. Prosecutions allege officials…

Apr 20, 2007 2:30 PM CDT

U.S. Opposes Italian Trial of Soldier

The murder trial of U.S. soldier Mario Lozano begins today in an Italian courtroom, but the defendant will not be there. Lozano is accused of killing an Italian intelligence agent who was traveling to the Baghdad airport with a journalist he had freed from kidnappers. The United States disagrees with…

Apr 17, 2007 2:57 PM CDT

Suspects Deny Terrorist Role

Two detainees accused of being high-level al-Qaida operatives denied taking part in terrorist attacks during their military review hearings, according to transcripts released by the Pentagon yesterday. One of the two men, Ali Abdul Aziz Ali, not only denied involvement, he also claimed to have supplied “vital and important information”…

Apr 13, 2007 4:09 PM CDT