The US Department of Justice announced Thursday that Sandy Berger , former national security advisor in the Clinton administration, will plead guilty to charges of unauthorized removal and retention of classified material. Berger is...
The International Criminal Court is investigating possible human rights violations during Colombia's 40 year civil war , and has asked the Colombian government for its help. According to ICC chief prosecutor Luis Moreno ,...
In the wake of Wednesday's second interim report of the UN's Independent Inquiry Committee into the Oil-for-Food Program chaired by former Federal Reserve head Paul Volcker, the UN has issued a charge letter to Under-Secretary-General Dileep Nair...
Civil rights activist Fred Korematsu has died at daughter's home in California. The American-born son of Japanese immigrants who passed away Wednesday is best remembered for defiantly refusing to voluntarily submit himself to US internment camps during...
China's State Council Saturday approved the resignation of Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa, submitted earlier this week . While Tung cited his failing health as his reason for resigning, some believe he was pushed...
UK Home Secretary Charles Clarke Saturday issued the first "control orders" limiting the movements of uncharged terror suspects under authority granted by the Prevention of Terrorism Act that was passed by Parliament Friday. The orders were issued...
At the instance of UK Members of Parliament, the Bar Council , the governing body for English barristers, is launching an independent inquiry into the legal advice that England's Attorney General provided to Prime Minister Tony Blair in...
The US Department of Justice announced Friday that the government will pay over $25 million to Holocaust survivors, settling a long term class action suit over the US Army's pilfering of the Hungarian Gold Train [Presidential Committee...
In an effort to deter would-be criminals, the Thailand Department of Corrections will soon be webcasting the lives of inmates via the internet, according to department officials speaking Monday. Webcasts will cover the daily life of inmates,...
A Spanish court Monday indicted eight people suspected of providing material aid and logistical assistance to the September 11th hijackers. The indictment alleges that the suspects provided counterfeit documents and logistical support to terrorist cells in Spain and Germany...
