With uncertainty looming in France, former French president and architect of the European Constitution Valery Giscard D'Estaing warned on Thursday that there could be no renegotiation of the treaty if French voters reject it in a referendum...
Officials on Wednesday said a proposal is on the table that would allow the FBI greater access to business records without requiring judicial approval. After consultations with the Bush administration, Republican leaders of the US Senate Committee on Intelligence...
Republicans on the US House Armed Services Committee early Thursday backed off on an amendment to a defense bill that would have further limited women's participation in military operations, instead adopting the language of a Pentagon policy...
UN legal experts met with Indonesian leaders Thursday to launch an inquiry into the violence and pro-Indonesian militia killings that followed the 1999 independence vote in East Timor and eventually led to the territory's emergence...
Kuwait will begin cracking down on illegal weapon possession after an amnesty period ends on Thursday. In February, Kuwait passed a law giving police broad powers to search for unlicensed weapons. The law allows the...
Speaking publicly for the first time since her husband and mother were murdered , US District Judge Joan Lefkow on Wednesday asked the Senate Judiciary Committee to condemn public attacks against judges by...
The American Civil Liberties Union has obtained records from the US Army describing mock executions being used against Iraqi detainees, which are forbidden. An army captain ordered a detainee to...
The American Civil Liberties Union is joining four other groups to sue the FBI claiming the bureau ignored a Freedom of Information Act request. The ACLU sought information regarding the extent of anti-terrorism task...
Seeking to curb piracy, China has announced new rules to take effect later this month that will make ISPs liable if they host content that violates copyright. ISPs that don't remove illegal content face fines of...
After almost a decade of delays, Russia and Estonia formally agreed upon a deal fixing borders between the two countries Wednesday. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet signed two...
