The Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal on Tuesday sentenced Ali Hassan al-Majid , better known in the Western media as "Chemical Ali," to death for his involvement in the repression of Shiites in...
Greenlanders have voted for increased autonomy from Denmark in a national referendum, according to results released Wednesday. The referendum's "Self Rule" plan gives Greenland natives control over the country's courts ,...
The Jamaican parliament on Tuesday voted 34-15 , with 10 abstentions, to resume the use of the death penalty. Advocates for the measure cited the country's extremely high murder rate as justification for...
Former Osama Bin Laden driver Salim Ahmed Hamdan will soon be transferred from US to Yemeni custody, according to US military sources quoted in media reports Monday. His transfer...
Judge John Bates of the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Monday denied a motion by Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr seeking to have the...
Some officials in the formative administration of US President-elect Barack Obama have said they support the creation of a bipartisan congressional commission to investigate potentially abusive US counter-terrorism policies, according to a Newsweek report Saturday. The...
Russia's Supreme Court has decided to review the actions of a Moscow District Military Court judge presiding over the trial of three men accused in the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya , according to a court spokesman quoted...
Russia's State Duma Friday approved amendments to the Russian Constitution that would extend presidential terms from four to six years and terms for Duma members ...
UN Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment Manfred Nowak said Thursday that European countries should grant asylum to Guantanamo detainees who are eligible for release,...
Prosecutors for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) met Thursday with Rwandan prosecutor general Martin Ngoga to discuss the possible future transfer of cases from the ICTR to Rwandan courts. In...
