The United States observed a federal holiday Monday in honor of slain civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. , remembered for his leadership of the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s....
The House of Representatives in Nepal adopted the country's draft interim constitution Monday following its approval by the Nepalese cabinet on Sunday. The interim constitution simultaneously provides for the...
New rules intended to combat illegal immigration went into force in Russia Monday. The rules set harsher penalties for businesses that employ illegal migrants, restrict border crossings, amend the Criminal Code, limit the...
Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev approved several new amendments to the country's new constitution Monday, returning key powers to the presidency, including the right to appoint cabinet officials. The new constitutional amendments pushed through...
The US House of Representatives passed its first piece of legislation for the 110th Congress late Tuesday, a bill to implement the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission remaining after the enactment of...
US District Judge Reggie B. Walton denied a request Tuesday from several news organizations seeking the daily release of audio recordings of arguments and testimony in the upcoming CIA leak trial of former vice presidential aide...
Iraqi government officials have discovered the identity of the individual who shouted out the name of Moqtada al-Sadr , a militant Shiite cleric and head of the Mehdi Army militia, during the December 30 execution of...
The 100-member Constitution Drafting Council in Thailand moved a key step closer to its goal of presenting a new constitution for the country within the next six months Monday by electing professor Noranit Setabutr to...
The war crimes trial of former Rwandan colonel and prefect of Rwanda's capital city Tharcisse Renzaho began Monday at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) . Renzaho faces charges...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged the Iraqi government on Monday not to carry out the anticipated executions of two of Saddam Hussein's co-defendants, saying that if the executions are carried out, they will further...
