The Australian Senate on Thursday voted to remove the need for the health minister's approval for importing and prescribing the abortion pill RU-486 (also known as Mifepristone) . The approval requirement effectively prohibits use of the...
Russian Deputy Prosecutor General Nikolai Shepel on Thursday requested a death sentence for Nurpashi Kulayev , the sole surviving attacker from the September 2004 Beslan school siege . Kulayev has pleaded not guilty ...
American International Group (AIG) , one of the world's largest insurance companies, has agreed to pay $1.64 billion to settle fraud, bid-rigging and improper accounting charges, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer announced...
Canadian Federal Court Justice Anne Mactavish reserved decision Wednesday after hearing arguments in the case of US military deserter Jeremy Hinzman , who fled to Canada in January 2004 with his wife...
In response to the publication of Muhammad caricatures in European newspapers, British Muslim leaders on Wednesday called for the UK Parliament to amend the country's Race Relations Act to protect Muslims as...
The US Senate Committee on Armed Services will investigate conflicting reports about the use of dogs in abusing detainees at the US military prison of Abu Ghraib . Chairman Sen. John Warner (R-VA) ...
A federal grand jury Wednesday indicted Canadian citizen Abdullah Ahmed Khadr on four counts connected to his alleged procurement of destructive devices to be used against American forces in...
US District Judge Reggie B. Walton on Friday set a trial date of January 8, 2007 for former vice-presidential chief of staff I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby on charges of obstructing justice,...
The National Assembly of Bulgaria on Friday approved several amendments to the country's constitution at first reading, responding to a warning from the European Union (EU) over corruption in Bulgaria. The amendments,...
Ugandan High Court Justice John Bosco Katutsi on Friday became the second judge to withdraw from the trial of opposition presidential candidate Kizza Besigye for treason , citing primarily health reasons related to high...
