Israeli police said Monday that Palestinians who plan to run in the January 25 parliamentary elections will be permitted to campaign in Jerusalem, reversing a previous ban against Palestinian campaigning in the capital city. Senior Palestinian politician...
Iran confirmed Monday that it will restart its nuclear fuel research program, a decision which may lead European Union and US officials to refer Iran to the UN Security Council for sanctions. Iran's Foreign...
The man who shot Pope John Paul II in 1981 will be released on parole from prison Thursday after a Turkish court ruled that he has completed his sentences for shooting the pope and other crimes. The...
Saddam Hussein's chief lawyer said Thursday that he was threatened by three men when boarding a flight from Baghdad to Jordan, and that the three individuals were escorted from the plane by security personnel. Khalil Dulaimi said he knows...
The Chinese government said Thursday that it will make court proceedings on death penalty appeals open to the public to "improve human rights protection" following a notice from the Supreme Court of China [official website,...
The chief United Nations investigator leading the probe into the murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri will leave his post on December 15 after submitting his final report to the UN, a...
The US Army Monday dropped charges against an officer who was charged with murder for giving permission to soldiers serving under him to kill two Iraqi civilians, including an Iraqi teenager who was suffering from...
An Article 32 hearing will begin next Monday for a US Army captain to determine if he should face a court martial on charges that he poorly supervised military police officers guarding suspected terrorists at...
Thirty-three additional people received jail sentences in Uzbekistan Monday for their role in the May 2005 Andijan uprising after being found guilty of murder, terrorist acts and mass riots. Uzbekistan's Supreme Court ...
French President Jacques Chirac offered apologies Monday to 13 people who were wrongly convicted of pedophilia and spent 16-39 months in jail. Chirac called the convictions a "judicial disaster without precedent" and...
