Paul Volcker , chairman of the UN Independent Inquiry Committee (IIC) investigating the now-defunct UN oil-for-food program , on Friday laughed off news that the Indian government was investigating a possible lawsuit...
US Special Counsel Patrick J. Fitzgerald announced Thursday that he was narrowing the focus of his investigation into the role of senior White House advisor Karl Rove in the CIA leak case ....
House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) delayed a vote on a proposed torture ban on Thursday, while Democrats accused him of holding off in order to protect Vice President Dick Cheney. Democrats had planned on offering a motion...
Two friends of jailed ex-ImClone CEO Sam Waksal have settled insider trading charges brought by the US Securities and Exchange Commission by agreeing to pay $2.77 million to cover their avoided losses. Zvi Fuks and...
Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle on Thursday vetoed a ban on human cloning . Doyle promised a veto in September after the bill passed in the state assembly and senate. In a...
An Italian court began hearings on Friday to decide if Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will stand trial for fraud in connection with his business holdings . Berlusconi has previously been cleared of...
The defense team for Saddam Hussein renewed its call for a change of venue for his trial on Friday, this time asking UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to put pressure on the US...
Dr. Rafil Dhafir, an oncologist in the Syracuse, New York area, was sentenced to 22 years in prison on Thursday after being convicted of 59 charges in February, including mail and wire fraud, conspiracy, tax evasion and money laundering....
Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman pleaded not guilty on Thursday afternoon to charges related to what prosecutors are calling a "widespread racketeering conspiracy" . Former Chief of Staff Paul Hamrick and former state Transportation Director Mack...
Jailed Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky issued a statement on his defense website Thursday criticizing the Russian government and vowing to keep his case in the news: hoping that...
