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Police departments that use "stun" devices like the Taser and other "less lethal weapons" such as pepper spray can expect to see rates of injury among suspects and officers drop dramatically, according to the first federal government-backed analysis of multiple police department arrest records.
The Peruvian authorities must conduct investigations into the deaths of all those killed during violence at a road blockade led by Amazon Indigenous peoples in June.
Gender discrimination, sexual violence and poverty are undermining global progress in tackling HIV/Aids, Amnesty International said on World Aids Day.
Serbian justice experts on Tuesday challenged the legality of Kosovo's secession, as the International Court of Justice opened hearings into Pristina's decision to break away in 2008.
BOSTON -- A fiery debate over abortion access caused emotions to flare in Tuesday night's U.S. Senate debate as Stephen Pagliuca criticized U.
Edina High School students got a visit last Friday from a national anchor for CNN Headline News. He wasn't there to report on anything. Rather, he spoke to students about the investigative reporting he has done on underage sex slavery and human trafficking in Indonesia.
Burundi has a moral and legal obligation to receive Rwandans who fear for their lives.
Colombo – Thousands of people have started leaving refugee camps in northern Sri Lanka, six months after the civil war with the Tamil rebels ended, but remain stranded without any means of getting home, aid workers in the area said Wednesday. Since t...
The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc., an international law enforcement organization, has reaccredited the Scottsdale Police Department.
The former governor's book brims with testimony of her Christian faith.
By Emily Mullin - As President Obama prepared to send more soldiers to Afghanistan, two groups of women offered differing views about the best course of action to protect women’s rights.
With only a week to go before Massachusetts voters head to the polls, the four Democratic Senate candidates sparred in a televised debate at WCVB-TV.
MIAMI----The Best Lawyers in America, the oldest legal industry peer-review publication, has named five “Lawyers of the Year” from among the shareholders in the South Florida offices of international law firm Greenberg Traurig, PA.
The legality of Kosovo's secession from Serbia takes centre stage on Tuesday as the International Court of Justice opens hearings into Pristina's controversial decision to break away.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The International Court of Justice Tuesday began hearings in The Hague on the legality of Kosovo's February declaration of independence from Serbia.
The Holocaust was undoubtedly one of the great atrocities of humanity. There will never be so profound a difference between anyone to warrant the discrimination of an entire people.
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