The Iraqi High Criminal Court announced Tuesday that new genocide and crimes against humanity charges have been filed against Saddam Hussein and six others in his former regime's crackdown against the...
US District Court Judge George Steeh has struck down a Michigan law prohibiting the sale of certain violent video games to minors, ruling that the law is unconstitutionally vague . The...
Two men who are part of a class-action lawsuit against the US government have claimed that they were abused by dogs while being held in a New Jersey jail after the Sept. 11 attacks . Ibrahim Turkmen...
The United Kingdom launched its first non-police law enforcement agency Monday - the Serious Organized Crime Agency (SOCA) - modeled after the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the US....
A spiritual advisor for former Liberian President Charles Taylor has said that Nigerian security forces led Taylor to the border of Cameroon to facilitate his escape, but then returned to arrest him...
US Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) said Sunday that he wants the full Senate to vote on an immigration bill by the end of the week, detailing three areas that must be addressed : border...
The European Union warned Serbia Thursday that it must immediately make efforts to turn over Bosnian war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic in order for April negotiations regarding Serbia's potential...
Civil rights, religious and community groups have asked the US Department of Justice to block a law that would require voters in Georgia to show photo identification before they could cast their ballots. The bill [PDF text;...
US Rep. J. Dennis Hastert (R-IL) , speaker of the US House of Representatives , has said that he and other House Republicans would be willing to consider an immigrant guest-worker program, which may lead to a...
The Belarus prosecutor general said Wednesday that there will be many trials for opposition supporters who protested the country's presidential elections earlier this month. Pyotr Miklashevich indicated that over 500 protestors, including 21 foreigners, were detained for...
