The Saddam Hussein trial continued Thursday in Baghdad with testimony from Awad al-Bandar , the head of the Revolutionary Court who sentenced 148 Shiites to death in 1984 . Al-Bandar, one of the seven...
The US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed the 527 Reform Act of 2006 , legislation that would require non-profit political groups, called "527s" for the tax code section under which they...
United Nations member states have begun announcing their candidacies for membership on the newly-formed Human Rights Council in preparations for elections scheduled May 9. The UN General Assembly approved the creation of...
Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle , the Texas prosecutor in the criminal case against US Rep. Tom DeLay , has said that DeLay's resignation from Congress will not affect the case. DeLay...
Saddam Hussein on Wednesday defended his signing of a 1984 execution order as prosecutors began their cross examination of the former dictator before the Iraqi High Criminal Court at the...
A jury has found Zacarias Moussaoui eligible for the death penalty for his role in the Sept. 11 terror attacks . Moussaoui pleaded guilty last year to six conspiracy charges , admitting...
AP is reporting that court officials have said that the jury in the Zacarias Moussaoui sentencing trial has reached a verdict. The verdict will be read in court at 4 PM ET. Moussaoui pleaded guilty [JURIST...
The US Supreme Court has refused to hear the appeal of Jose Padilla , who had challenged whether an enemy combatant can be held indefinitely without charge. Padilla, the so-called dirty bomber,...
French President Jacques Chirac said Friday that he will sign the First Employment Contract (CPE) , a controversial labor law which, in its current form, includes a provision allowing employers to hire workers under 26 for a...
AP is reporting that the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts ruled Thursday that same-sex couples from outside of Massachusetts cannot marry in the state. Massachusetts became the first state to legalize same-sex marriage with...
