Former Israeli president Moshe Katsav was sentenced to seven years in prison for rape and sexual harassment. The decision was made by Israel's Supreme Court, upholding a prior lower-court conviction.
Former President Moshe Katsav has been ordered to spend seven years in prison by the Supreme Court of Israel while rejecting his appeal of a rape conviction and other sex crimes.
Beating street estimates, software services exporter Mahindra Satyam on Thursday posted more than 10-fold jump in quarterly net profit.
An Indian court on Wednesday found 31 people guilty of killing 33 Muslims by setting a building on fire during religious riots in the state of Gujarat in 2002.
The National Meat Association says a California law mandating humane treatment and euthanization of animals is preempted by a federal meat inspection law.
Long Island voters in Nassau and Suffolk counties Tuesday trended Democratic, with Democrats retaking the Suffolk County Executive’s post and upping their seats in the Nassau County Legislature. They regained control of the Long Beach City Council.
Karen Kraushaar, one of the former National Restaurant Association employees who received a settlement after accusing then-CEO Herman Cain of sexual harassment, says she wants to hold a joint press conference with the other three women who have made allegations against Cain.
Fifty-eight percent of Mississippi voters rejected the so-called Personhood Amendment on Tuesday.
A powerful Republican state Senate leader who championed Arizona's controversial crackdown on illegal immigrants appeared headed for early removal from office in a historic recall election, returns showed Tuesday night.
Ohio voters Tuesday rejected the federal health care law and chose to preserve the freedom to choose their health coverage.
A powerful Republican state Senate leader who spearheaded Arizona's controversial crackdown on illegal immigrants appeared headed for defeat Tuesday night in a historic recall election, early returns showed.
Mississippi voters rejected a ballot initiative Tuesday to declare that a human life begins at conception. The measure would have effectively banned abortions in the state and legally challenged abortion rights nationwide as it conflicts with the Supreme Court 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortions.
State governments would be able to collect online sales taxes under a bill due to be introduced in the Senate on Wednesday, said sources familiar with the bill.
Justice Stephen Breyer likened a scenario of warrantless use of GPS technology to George Orwell's 1984.
The Supreme Court has chipped away at the length and severity of sentences imposed on juveniles.
An appellate court in Washington, D.C., became the fourth to issue a ruling on the Affordable Care Act.
Long Island voters in Nassau and Suffolk counties are choosing new local officials Tuesday as both counties continue to battle a sour economy and Nassau is trying to avoid bankruptcy.
A federal judge blocked a U.S. rule requiring tobacco companies to display graphic images on cigarette packs, such as a man exhaling cigarette smoke through a hole in his throat.
The 24/7 nature of Occupy Wall Street and its offshoots distinguish this protest movement from others that relied more on rallies.
Japan's Olympus admitted on Tuesday it hid losses on securities investments dating back to the 1980s, bowing to weeks of pressure to explain a series of baffling transactions that have put the future of the firm in doubt.
Japan's Olympus admitted for the first time on Tuesday that controversial acquisitions had been used to cover up losses on securities investments dating back to the 1980s, succumbing to weeks of pressure that has battered the company's share price.
Japan's Olympus admitted for the first time on Tuesday that controversial acquisitions had been used to cover up losses on securities investments dating back to the 1980s, succumbing to weeks of pressure that has battered the company's share price.
