Members of the Philippines House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to dismiss all three impeachment charges against Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo , echoing the decision last week of the...
Russian Foreign Ministry officials have said that they oppose referring Iran to the UN Security Council over Iran's continued uranium conversion activities . Moscow released a statement Monday announcing that officials "see no...
Democrats preparing for the upcoming confirmation hearings for US Supreme Court nominee John Roberts say his nomination as Chief Justice means Roberts should face tougher scrutiny, while Republicans say the...
A closed session of the Iraqi National Assembly debated a broad new anti-terrorism bill Monday, which would authorize the execution of perpetrators and accomplices of offenses classified as terrorist acts. The bill reportedly includes the following as...
British Prime Minister Tony Blair suggested Monday that a change may have to be made to Britain's Human Rights Act in order to allow the deportation of foreign Islamic extremists in the UK to home countries...
Kenya will hold its first-ever national referendum November 21 when voters decide on the country's new constitution , Kenyan officials announced Monday. The draft of the new charter has divided the country over issues...
The Federal Court in Australia ruled Monday that internet music filing sharing service Kazaa violates artists' copyrights by allowing its more than 100 million users to swap pirated digital music files over the internet. While...
The Washington Post reported Sunday that Bush administration officials sent a draft legal memorandum to Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco just before midnight Friday asking her to request a federal takeover of the evacuation of New Orleans, according to a...
Iraqi government spokesman Laith Kubba Sunday confirmed earlier reports that Saddam Hussein and several associates would face trial before the Iraqi Special Tribunal October 19 for the execution of 143 Shiite residents of...
An Egyptian court ruled Saturday that private monitoring groups can observe next Wednesday's presidential poll, the country's first multi-candidate election . The court held that the state election committee, which had opposed outside monitors , does not...
