A social worker testified Monday that convicted Sept. 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui led a troubled childhood and adolescence that ultimately led him to radical Islamic beliefs, although Moussaoui spurned the testimony as he was...
A Serbian war crimes prosecutor on Monday announced an investigation into alleged war crimes committed by 10 Kosovo Albanian rebels during the 1999 conflict in the region. According to the announcement, three crimes involving two missing...
The US Supreme Court on Monday issued a summary opinion in Gonzales v. Thomas, 05-552, holding that the 9th Circuit had prematurely decided the asylum claims of a South African family. The...
A Turkish court on Tuesday dropped criminal charges against four journalists over reports critical of a court opinion last fall, but the court upheld charges against a fifth journalist. The court dismissed charges against the four because...
Police in Nepal fired on a crowd of pro-democracy protestors Tuesday, injuring at least 12, observers said. Reports said that protestors in Kathmandu marched from an area not covered by a curfew [JURIST...
UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Manfred Nowak has said that Uzbekistan authorities continue to use torture , particularly against those who oppose the government, noting that he has evidence of systematic...
World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz said Tuesday that corruption of its judicial system is one of the largest challenges Indonesia faces in attracting more investment. Wolfowitz said cleaning up the courts would help the...
A series of speakers in the Arizona State Legislature offered stinging criticism in floor speeches Monday of demonstrators who marched in support of a chance for citizenship for illegal immigrants in the US. A group...
The US Central Intelligence Agency hid its rendition of terrorism suspects to various foreign countries by using private air carriers and "front" companies, according to a new report released by...
British Defense Minister John Reid on Tuesday called for changes to the international rules of war, including the Geneva Conventions , in order to allow countries to better confront terrorism and other threats. In...
