Preliminary results show that a majority of Turkish voters have backed constitutional reforms put to a nationwide referendum Sunday. About half of the votes have been tallied and 72 percent of ballots have been in favor of...
US Attorney General-nominee Michael Mukasey refused on the second day of his confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday to say whether he considers "waterboarding" — a technique that...
Israeli Attorney General Menahem Mazuz Sunday ordered a new criminal investigation into the activities of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert while he was serving as the country's trade minister from 2003-2006. According to a justice ministry...
The US Congressional-Executive Commission on China has flagged ongoing human rights abuses and the stalled development of the rule of law in China in its latest Annual Report . The Commission, consisting of nine US...
The Iraqi government said Sunday it would sue the former head of the country's Commission on Public Integrity (CPI) , Judge Radhi al-Radhi, for smuggling official documents, defaming the prime minister and corruption. In testimony Thursday...
The Court of Appeal in Sudan has rejected a request for the release of 25 uncharged members of the opposition Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), alleged to have plotted the overthrow of the government. Sudan's Criminal Procedure...
