European Parliament Vice President Silvana Koch-Mehrin expressed her support for a continent-wide ban on the Islamic burqa in an editorial published Saturday in the German daily Bild...
The US House of Representatives voted 223-169 Thursday to approve legislation calling for a referendum on the status of Puerto Rico . The Puerto Rico Democracy Act was introduced by...
The US House of Representatives voted 223-169 Thursday to approve legislation calling for a referendum on the status of Puerto Rico . The Puerto Rico Democracy Act was introduced by...
The recount of votes cast in Baghdad province during the March 7 parliamentary elections will be delayed a week, according to an official on Monday. The Independent High Election Commission (IHEC) will...
The recount of votes cast in Baghdad province during the March 7 parliamentary elections will be delayed a week, according to an official on Monday. The Independent High Election Commission (IHEC) will...
Lawyers representing Omar Khadr , a Canadian currently being detained at Guantanamo Bay , say they will seek to suppress statements he made during interrogation at a preliminary hearing to begin Wednesday. The...
US Senator Lindsay Graham (R-SC) withdrew support for a comprehensive climate change bill on Saturday, delaying the unveiling of the legislation and casting its prospects for passage into doubt. The bill represents a major part of President...
Hundreds of Sunni men were detained without warrant and subjected to torture under authority of the military office of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki , according to a Monday Los Angeles Times report ....
A prominent Iranian journalist and filmmaker was sentenced on Sunday to three-and-a-half years in prison and 50 lashes for his activities after the disputed 2009 presidential elections . Mohammad Nourizad was sentenced by...
A special tribunal in Bangladesh on Sunday convicted 57 members of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) on charges relating to their involvement in last year's border guard mutiny . BDR Special Court-3 in the...
