Gabon’s constitutional court upholds Ali Bongo’s presidential victory after protests

September 17th, 2009 Gabon's opposition challenges election resultsLIBREVILLE, Gabon — Opposition candidates defeated in last month's disputed presidential election say they are challenging the results in court. Over two dozen opposition candidates issued a statement Thursday saying their experts had reviewed the results and found "grave irregularities and fraud" in the vote tallies issued by two-thirds of the country's polling stations.

September 4th, 2009 Gabon court confirms Ali Bongo's victoryLIBREVILLE, Gabon — The constitutional court Friday declared the son of Gabon's late dictator the victor of a disputed presidential election, extinguishing the opposition's last chance for legal redress and increasing tension in a nation wracked by postelection violence. The leader of one of the largest opposition parties immediately denounced the court's declaration, which came just hours after angry voters torched a police station in Gabon's No.

September 4th, 2009 Gabon court confirms Bongo's presidential victoryLIBREVILLE, Gabon — The president of Gabon's constitutional court is declaring the son of Gabon's late dictator the winner of last weekend's disputed presidential election. Marie Madeleine Mborantsuo, the head of the court, confirmed that Ali Bongo had won the election with 41.7 percent of the vote.

September 3rd, 2009 Bongos stay in power in GabonLIBREVILLE, Gabon — After police fired tear gas at opposition demonstrators, the government of this oil-rich African nation on Thursday declared the eldest son of the late dictator Omar Bongo the winner of weekend presidential elections, triggering allegations of fraud from one of the runners-up. Ali Bongo, the country's defense minister who campaigned from a private jet and plastered the capital with billboards, won with 41.7 percent of the vote, Interior Minister Jean-Francois Ndongou said on state TV.

August 28th, 2009 A brief history of the Exxon Mobil sabotage caseA quick look at the history of the case in which Exxon Mobil Corp. is accused of sabotaging wells it has abandoned.

July 23rd, 2009 Mauritania coup leader declared poll winnerNOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — The man who led last year's coup in Mauritania has officially won the presidency in weekend elections, the Constitutional Court said late Thursday — just hours after the head of the election commission resigned over doubts about the ballot. Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who had resigned as junta leader to run in the elections, received 52.47 percent of Saturday's vote, according to the court.

June 28th, 2009 Clinton urges condemnation of Honduran actionWASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the action taken against Honduras' president should be condemned by everyone. She says Honduras must embrace the principles of democracy and respect constitutional order.

April 28th, 2009 Judge upholds $100M Mattel verdict over BratzRIVERSIDE, Calif. — A federal judge upheld a $100 million jury verdict Monday for Mattel Inc.

April 28th, 2009 4 arrested at Madagascar's constitutional courtANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — The head of security at Madagascar's constitutional court and three others have been arrested and are accused of spreading unrest in the capital, according to a member of a national investigative commission. Monday's arrests were the latest allegations to be made against people accused of backing ousted President Marc Ravalomanana, who has vowed to return to Madagascar.

March 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Thursday restored Meghalaya assembly Speaker Bindo M. Lanong's right to decide on the disqualification of legislators under the anti-defection law.

March 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Thursday upheld a life imprisonment sentence given to a man for murdering his wife and also pulled up the Delhi Police for its shoddy enquiry in the case. 'No society can progress where half of its population are denied equal right in law.

March 19th, 2009 ANTANANARIVO - Andry Rajoelina officially became Madagascar's new president after the country's top court Wednesday sanctioned his controversial, army-backed elevation to power. The constitutional court found that ex-president Marc Ravalomanana's transfer of power to a panel of senior military officers, and their subsequent handover of power to the erstwhile opposition leader, was legal.

March 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Friday upheld the life term for a woman and her daughter who in a honour killing stabbed to death the woman's other daughter who was unmarried but pregnant. A division bench of Justices Pradeep Nandrajog and Aruna Suresh upheld the life imprisonment of Darshana and her daughter Rajani and stated, 'It is our social thinking that forces Indian community to take such drastic steps of killing family members.' 'The duo had taken this step to save their family's respect in society and killed their own blood,' said the bench.

January 21st, 2009 MUMBAI - A special court here Thursday upheld Mumbai Police's Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) chargesheet, slapping charges under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) on the 11 accused for the Malegaon blast. Special MCOCA Court Judge Y.D.

December 29th, 2008 MOSCOW - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Tuesday signed into law a bill extending presidential terms form four to six years, the Kremlin said. Medvedev's final endorsement of the constitutional amendment follows rapid legislative approval by both houses of Russian parliament as well as 83 regional chambers.