Iran court sentences ex-VP for role in post-election unrest Rights group says Israel-Palestinian conflict claimed almost 9,000 lives in twenty years DOJ dropping charges against Blackwater guard involved in 2007 Iraq shootings Key ICTR witnesses threatening to boycott genocide trials after acquittals: report UN rights resolution criticizes Iran for post-election violations Canada court orders review of US lesbian soldier refugee claim Federal judge orders release of Algerian held at Guantanamo ICTY appoints UK lawyer to represent Karadzic Islamic countries lobbying for treaty against religious defamation: report Federal judge orders health benefits for same-sex spouse of federal employee Senate confirms Obama's earliest judicial nominee after delay US only holdout on UN child rights treaty after Somalia announces intent to ratify Ninth Circuit upholds ruling to block advocacy intervention in Proposition 8 suit Argentina Senate approves law to compel DNA from suspected 'Dirty War' children New York high court rules same-sex spouses of state employees entitled to benefits Somalia, Afghanistan ranked most corrupt countries in annual survey