A Portuguese court has backed the government's decision to ban the...
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A Portuguese court has backed the government's decision to ban the Dutch abortion boat sponsored by the group Women on Waves from entry the country's sovereign waters.
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Malaysia&#39;s Federal Court upheld a corruption conviction against Anwar Ibrahim, a decision which prevents the former deputy prime minister from making an immediate political comeback.
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Portugal is deciding in a national referendum Sunday whether to discard its strict abortion law, a battle that pits the Socialist government against conservative parties and the Catholic Church.
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The Romanian government overrules a court ban on investigations into communist-era collaboration.
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Ukraine's Supreme Court dismisses a final appeal against Viktor Yushchenko's win.
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The election of Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo is upheld in a court ruling ending more than a year of uncertainty.
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A European Union court on Wednesday  confirmed it had upheld curbs imposed by the EU's executive on  Microsoft MSFT.O, dismissing the software giant's appeal for  a suspension.
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LISBON - Catholic Portugal's decision to join most European countries and allow abortions has shaken the country's conservative establishment but was hailed by liberals as a victory for ...Comment
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Zimbabwe's supreme court upholds the law used by the government to seize farms owned by white farmers.
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Catholic Portugal's decision to join most European countries and allow abortions has shaken the country's conservative establishment but was hailed by liberals as a victory for modernity.
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Prime Minister Pedro Santana Lopes has ruled out halting prosecutions of women who break Portugal's tough abortion laws, which only allow the procedure in cases involving rape or where there are serious health concerns.
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The Indian Supreme Court upholds death sentences on two women convicted of murdering children.
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A Taiwan appeal court upholds the acquittal of opposition leader Ma Ying-jeou of corruption charges.
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LISBON - Portugal's public prosecutor yesterday passed the case against the parents of missing 4-year-old Madeleine McCann to a criminal judge who will decide whether there are grounds for a trial.
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A federal appeals court today upheld of a new law that strips federal courts of the authority to review the cases of foreign prisoners held at GuantÃ¡namo Bay.
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European environment ministers have upheld Hungary's right to ban a genetically modified product (GMOs), dealing a policy defeat to the EU's executive arm which wanted the measure to be lifted.
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Portugal's parliament approves abortion on demand after a referendum last month failed to settle the issue.