An former vice chair of Wal-Mart pleaded guilty Tuesday to fraud and tax charges for stealing money, merchandise and gift cards from the store and filing a false tax report. Tom Coughlin was referred...
The Australian government said Tuesday that it is planning to review the country's Federal Privacy Act to assess current policies and also technological changes since the act was passed in 1988 that may impact the law's application. Australian...
Democrats in the US Senate spent Monday morning lobbying against US Supreme Court nominee Judge Samuel Alito in their last efforts to block his confirmation to the high court. The...
The Moscow City Court has denied a petition for release by former Russian nuclear minister Yevgeny Adamov , ruling that he will remain in custody until April 12. Adamov, who is charged with...
The British government has rejected calls to reduce the legal time limit for abortions, despite a new poll that shows women want changes to make it more difficult to obtain an abortion later in a pregnancy. The Observer reported...
A senior Hamas leader said Sunday that the party plans to use Islamic sharia as a guide for lawmaking as Hamas members take their seats in the Palestinian Legislative Council , but that Hamas will convince...
British politicians, writers and comedians are urging members of the UK House of Commons to accept freedom of speech revisions in the controversial Racial and Religious Hatred Bill , which returns to the Commons for...
Parliamentarians of the Council of Europe , often referred to as Europe's human rights watchdog body, have approved a resolution which condemns crimes committed by communist regimes in Central and Eastern Europe during the...
In a press conference Thursday, US President George Bush continued his administration's defense of the controversial domestic surveillance program , saying the program is legal and indicating that he may resist proposals by Congress...
UK Home Secretary Charles Clarke was pressured by UK Prime Minister Tony Blair to ban two Islamic parties in Great Britain after the July 2005 London bombings , according to civil service e-mails...
