By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a major victory for multinational companies, the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday limited the ability of human rights plaintiffs to invoke a 224-year-old federal law when suing companies over alleged collusion with violent foreign governments.

A full bench of the Lahore High Court Thursday expressed dismay over Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for not producing lists of defaulters, adverse reports about candidates issued by the SBP, FBR and NAB despite court’s repeated orders.

Japan's government promised Tuesday to examine the country's voting system after courts ruled that some general election results were unconstitutional and invalid. Over two days of hearings, judges in western Japan said the huge disparity in the number of electors in different constituencies meant the value of each vote varied too greatly to be fair. Despite the rulings, which affect three seats, the results from last December's general election which swept Shinzo Abe to power will not immediately be overturned.

Japan's politicians were grappling with possible implications Tuesday after a high court said some general election results were invalid, with other rulings expected later in the day. Judges in Hiroshima, western Japan, Monday declared the ballot in two constituencies in last December's poll were unconstitutional and invalid, the first time a court has said a result was void. The ruling said a huge disparity in the value of votes, caused by the vastly differing sizes of constituencies, meant some voters were partially disenfranchised.