Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad has again sharply criticized US in what political analysts say is bid to regain legitimacy Edward Yeranian | Cairo 22 December 2009 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (File) Middle East nations would not let t...
By Jennifer Glasse London 05 October 2009 A new high court has begun proceedings in Britain, replacing the appeals court in the House of Lords. Its title, The Supreme Court, has led some British lawyers to be concerned that it might eventually take...
The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court of the United States. The largely party line 13 to 6 vote sends the nomination of Sotomayor, who would be the nation's first Hispanic Supreme Co...
A group of reformist Iranian religious leaders is calling for a popular referendum to determine the fate of a disputed presidential election. Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves to the crowd during a religious ceremony (file photo) A...
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is blasting Western leaders for their alleged meddling in Iran's internal affairs, threatening to respond with a Iron fist. The latest saber-rattling from Khamenei comes amid increasing talk of internal d...
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says he is not prepared to back down, under pressure, over Iran's disputed June 12 presidential election. Scattered reports also say that Iranian riot police have fired teargas to disperse a planned oppos...
A high-ranking Republican senator says President Barack Obama's nominee for a seat on the Supreme Court should apologize for a comment made years ago about the roles of race and gender in judicial opinions. Meanwhile, Democratic senators are downpla...
Pakistan's Supreme Court has granted bail to the hard-line cleric who led Islamabad's Red Mosque - a former hub for the country's militant groups. The military's deadly assault on gunmen barricaded inside Abdul Aziz's mosque in 2007 sparked a surge...
The Indonesian Supreme Court turned down a last-minute appeal filed by the families of the three men waiting to be executed for the 2002 terrorist bombings on the resort island, Bali. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins in Jakarta has more. Bali Bombers from...
In Bangladesh, the Supreme Court has denied bail to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a corruption case, effectively blocking her from taking part in general elections due to be held in December. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi for VOA o...