Democratic senators on the US Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday pressed apparent inconsistencies in answers to questions by Supreme Court nominee Judge Samuel Alito during his third day of his confirmation hearings. Senator...
Dutch Foreign Minister Bernard Bot said Wednesday that the EU constitution is "dead" as far as the Netherlands is concerned, rejecting promised efforts earlier this week by Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik...
The East African country of Djibouti has asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to settle a dispute over whether a French judge has the authority to summon high-level Djibouti witnesses to...
UK Home Secretary Charles Clarke has rejected criticisms by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour that Britain's proposed anti-terrorism bill violates basic rights and sets a "worrying precedent." Arbour...
Peru's National Election Council formally announced Tuesday that former president Alberto Fujimori is banned from participating in the April 9 presidential election. The council's decision came after Fujimori registered as a presidential candidate [JURIST...
The lower chamber of Russia's parliament, the Russian State Duma , approved a bill Tuesday mandating stricter controls on non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that could dissolve many of the present NGOs that openly criticize the government. The...
Confirmation hearings for US Supreme Court nominee Judge Samuel Alito began Monday with Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Arlen Specter (R-PA) promising a "full, fair and dignified hearing," and Senate Democrats vowing to...
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Monday denied requests by US Rep. Tom DeLay (R-TX) that the money laundering charges against him either be dismissed or sent back to...
The lower house of Jordan's parliament on Sunday approved an agreement with the US which will prohibit the country from handing over Americans accused of violating international criminal law to the International Criminal Court (ICC) . The decision...
The lower house of Jordan's parliament on Sunday approved an agreement with the US which will prohibit the country from handing over Americans accused of violating international criminal law to the International Criminal Court (ICC) . The decision...
