A federal judge Thursday ordered the US Army to release 144 photographs and four movies taken by an American soldier relating to prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib . The photographs, provided by Sgt. Joseph Darby [CBS News...
US Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez called illegal copying of American products the top trade issue between the US and China Thursday at the start of his first official trip to China. In April, the US put...
Philippines President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said Thursday that she would call a national convention in 2006 to change the constitution and form of government of the Philippines from an American-style system with a president and bicameral...
A controversial French law passed last spring that banned conspicuous religious symbols such as headscarves and veils from public schools has improved the integration of students, French officials say. French Muslim groups have nonetheless urged the government...
A chance encounter in 1970 started the friendship that ultimately created "Deep Throat", Watergate Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward wrote in a WashPost article Thursday. On Tuesday, former FBI deputy director W. Mark Felt was confirmed [JURIST...
The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights has announced plans to air TV commercials opposing the confirmation of African-American California state judge Janice Rogers Brown to the US Court of Appeals for the District...
A bill to legalize same-sex marriage in California was narrowly defeated early Thursday by a 37-35 vote in the the 80-member California State Assembly . The vote came on the heels of state appeal [JURIST...
Amnesty International Secretary-General Irene Khan said Thursday that the US could settle disagreements about alleged abuses of prisoners at its Guantanamo Bay detention camp and other facilities by opening them to inspections by human rights...
US business leaders Thursday debated possible new directions for the Securities and Exchange Commission following Wednesday's announcement by current SEC Chairman William Donaldson that he would be stepping down June 30. Donaldson led the drive to...
Protesters returned to the Supreme Court in Kyrgyzstan again on Thursday to demand the resignation of several judges. A violent clash on Wednesday initially ousted the protesters, who had occupied the building since April...
