Arab League foreign ministers are to decide whether to extend their controversial monitoring mission in Syria, amid continuing violence.

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Arabs to decide on Syria mission

TOKYO — In an upscale neighborhood where Japanese buy their handbags and smartphones, furious farmers drove their tractors down the main road last week in their latest protest against a controversial, regionwide free-trade pact. The stunt was an illustration of the way the country’s agricultural forces are pushing up against modern glitz. As Japan nears a self-imposed deadline to decide whether to participate in the U.S.-backed Trans-Pacific Partnership, it must first resolve a clash between farmers who think the pact will ruin them and exporters who want to reach new markets with lower tariffs. Read full article > >

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In Japan, possible free trade deal comes with an argument

Prosecutors, says Angela Davis, former head of the D.C. public defenders office, “are the most powerful officials in our criminal justice system.” Davis, a professor at American University’s Washington College of Law, explains: “They decide whether a person’s going to be charged, what to charge them with, whether there’s going to be a plea bargain and what the plea bargain will be. As they make those decisions, they exercise almost boundless discretion.” Read full article > >

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Supreme Court to take another look at prosecutorial misconduct

PERUGIA, Italy — Amanda Knox has arrived at an Italian appeals court on the day the jury is expected to decide whether or not to uphold the American student’s murder conviction. The 24-year-old Knox looked tense as she entered a packed courthouse. She is expected to address the court in a final plea of her innocence. Read full article > >

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Amanda Knox hoping for freedom as appeals verdict expected in dramatic Italian murder trial

A judge has ruled that an ex-head of MI5 can help to decide whether an MP’s former aide accused of spying should be deported from the UK.

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Ex-MI5 chief to hear ‘spy’ case

Carol Bartz, the former Yahoo chief executive who was ousted from her position Tuesday, has given her first post-firing interview to Fortune — and it’s a doozy. Using her characteristically salty language, Bartz described how she felt about being fired from the position she’d held since 2009. In her words, “These people [expletive] me over.” The printable translation: She was none too happy being dismissed over the phone with a lawyer’s script, then given two hours to decide whether to resign or have the board fire her. That much had been apparent from the quick e-mail she fired off to all Yahoo staff, which heavily implied that she thought she deserved better treatment. Read full article > >

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Carol Bartz lashes out at Yahoo board

Federal jurors have been asked to decide whether Lazare Kobagaya helped plan massacres in Rwanda 17 years ago.

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In Kansas Courtroom, Echoes of Rwanda Genocide

U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson said she would take “a couple of weeks” to decide whether to grant the players’ request for an injunction.

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At N.F.L. Hearing, Judge Urges, but Doesn’t Compel, a Return to Talks

The way we decide whether something is worth it is to test whether we’re willing to pay for it. If a war is not worth a tax, or spending cuts, then perhaps it is not worth doing at all.

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Start paying for war

Voters went to the polls Tuesday to decide whether to recall Mayor Carlos Alvarez of Miami-Dade County.

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Miami-Dade Mayor Faces Recall Vote

Counting is under way in the referendum to decide whether the Welsh assembly can make laws without asking the UK Parliament first.

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Decision day on more Welsh powers

A court gave the Pakistani government three weeks to decide whether the American official in custody for killing two Pakistanis has diplomatic immunity.

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Pakistan Delays Ruling on Jailed American

Nick Clegg warns Oxford and Cambridge universities it is “not up to them” to decide whether to charge fees of £9,000 a year, as he faces an audience of angry students.

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Clegg attacks £9,000 fees plans

Nick Clegg has warned Oxford and Cambridge universities that it is “not up to them” to decide whether they can charge fees of up to £9,000 a year.

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VIDEO: Clegg gives Oxbridge fees pledge

Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, faces will appear at a hearing on Monday to decide whether he will be extradited to Sweden to face allegations of sexual abuse.

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Wikileaks Founder Back in Court to Challenge Extradition