Freedom of the press suffered serious setbacks around the world in 2006, according to a new report from Freedom House . The study, Freedom of the Press 2007: A Global Survey of Media Independence, noted...
The convicted assassin and terrorist known popularly as "Carlos the Jackal" - Venezuelan-born Ilich Ramirez Sanchez - may soon be forced to stand trial in France for his alleged participation in four...
A spokesperson for New York Governor Eliot Spitzer has said the governor plans to introduce a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in the state of New York in...
US Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and US Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) said Sunday they will push legislation in the US Congress that would mandate that states improve their system for reporting mental health records of...
President Bush defended US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Monday after US Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) , the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, publicly criticized Gonzales Sunday for his role in...
A delegation of European Parliament members told two subcommittees of the US House of Representatives Tuesday that the use of extraordinary renditions by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is...
US Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) announced Tuesday that the Senate Appropriations Committee he chairs has agreed to adopt new standards governing so-called earmarks inserted by legislators into bills to...
The governor of St. Petersburg has ordered an investigation into allegations of human rights violations during a Sunday rally opposing the policies of Russian President Vladimir Putin , according to a Monday press statement. Police arrested dozens of...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday that insurgents in Afghanistan are committing an increasing number of war crimes by launching attacks targeting civilians. In a 116-page report entitled "The Human...
The Supreme Court of Nigeria ruled unanimously Monday that Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar should not have been barred from running in the country's April 21 presidential election by the Independent National...
