The Bush administration said Thursday that the US Senate was "trying to play politics" by putting off a vote on the status of John Bolton as US ambassador to the United Nations . Senator Lincoln Chafee...
A UN report released Thursday urges countries to develop a common understanding of the "precautionary principle," a term freely used by nations that do not want to allow certain trade products to enter their borders on health...
The government of Pakistan has delayed introducing legislation that would change Islamic rape and adultery laws after a deal with Islamist parties over a watered-down version of the 2006 Protection of Women Bill fell...
The US House of Representatives Wednesday passed the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 , legislation that provides for the creation of a website to allow the public access to information regarding companies...
A court in Indonesia Thursday convicted a fourth man of being involved in the October 2005 bombings of three restaurants in Bali which killed 26 civilians and injured over 100 people. The Denpasar district...
Netherlands Minister of Justice Piet Hein Donner Wednesday defended controversial comments he made during an interview suggesting that if a large majority of the Dutch people wanted to be ruled by Islamic law, then that couldn't be...
Amnesty International Thursday released a report accusing Hezbollah of violating international law by deliberately and indiscriminately killing Israeli civilians through its firing of rockets into Israel during the 34-day Middle East conflict . The...
A federal judge Tuesday ordered the state of Missouri to submit new protocols for carrying out the state death penalty by lethal injection and has refused to authorize executions until revisions are...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he will not make an exception to the Russian Constitution or other laws in order to pursue a third term for himself in the scheduled...
The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) presented a report to the Australian Parliament Wednesday recommending that references to the term "sedition" in the new Australian anti-terrorism laws be removed....
