Members of the US House and Senate on Tuesday introduced bipartisan legislation to renew the Voting Rights Act of 1965 , which prohibits voter discrimination based on race or color. Although most of the...
The number of adults in prison is on the rise in the United States, according to a report released by the US Justice Department Wednesday. Nearly 7 million adults were in US prisons,...
The Australian Senate on Thursday hurriedly passed an amendment to the country's current counter-terrorism legislation the day after Prime Minister John Howard warned of a credible terror attack. Responding to the threat, Howard proposed an...
The Nigerian Federal High Court has ruled that two Nigerians who were tortured and mutilated in Sierra Leone can challenge Nigeria's decision to grant asylum to former Liberian President Charles Taylor . Taylor was granted asylum in Nigeria...
Denver voters have approved a measure that makes it the first large American city to legalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. The measure, which passed with 54 percent of the vote , allows adults 21 and...
The US House of Representatives voted Wednesday not to exempt online political expression - blogs, emails, and other forms of Internet communication - from campaign finance laws . Lawmakers had warned that the Internet may have...
A federal appeals panel has indicated that it might require the government to allow libraries, major corporations and other groups to challenge FBI demands for records under the USA Patriot Act . The US Court...
The Bush administration and an international human rights watchdog group have both challenged the Uzbekistan government in the case of Sanjar Umarov , leader of the country's new opposition movement, the Sunshine Uzbekistan Coalition [party...
The Central Intelligence Agency has held and interrogated some of its most important al Qaeda suspects at a Soviet-era compound in Eastern Europe, the Washington Post reported Wednesday. According to current and former intelligence officials and diplomats...
Outlining a $7.1 million plan to prepare for a possible bird flu epidemic , President Bush has asked Congress to devise a plan to provide liability protection for vaccine manufacturers. In his speech Tuesday, Bush...
