All US personnel are prohibited from using torture when interrogating terror suspects and other detainees, US Department of State legal adviser John Bellinger told the UN Committee against Torture Monday during a second day of...
AP is reporting that Zacarias Moussaoui has said that he lied about his involvement in the September 11 terror attacks and has asked to withdraw his guilty plea . Moussaoui was sentenced...
Rwandan President Paul Kagame said Monday that he is considering granting clemency to former President Pasteur Bizimungu , who is serving a 15-year prison sentence for inciting violence, embezzlement, and associating with criminals after...
Testimony ended Monday in the trial of former Enron executives Ken Lay and Jeffrey Skilling as the defense team rested their case and the prosecution called only three rebuttal witnesses. Lay and Skilling...
A court in the Philippines has dismissed charges against five lawmakers who were accused of taking part in a coup conspiracy to overthrow the government of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo . The five members...
The Constitutional Court of Thailand on Monday invalidated the results of the country's April 2 parliamentary elections , ruling that the "organization of the election by the Election Commission was unconstitutional," because the poll...
A South African court on Monday acquitted former Deputy President Jacob Zuma on rape charges, finding that testimony from Zuma's accuser was not credible and that her allegations were false. Zuma had denied the charges ,...
President George W. Bush has nominated Gen. Michael V. Hayden , to replace Porter Goss , who resigned unexpectedly Friday. Hayden currently serves as the Principal...
The UK High Court ruled Monday that Apple Computer did not breach a 1991 trademark agreement with Apple Corps , the record label owned by the Beatles and their families, when the computer...
Opposition lawmakers in Thailand are planning lawsuits against the Thai Election Commission (EC) over last months troubled parliamentary election . Suthep Thuagsuban, secretary general of the Democrat Party [party website, in Thai; Wikipedia...
