Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood is seeking to revoke the bail of convicted murderer and former Ku Klux Klan leader Edgar Ray Killen because of pre-trial death threats made by his brother. J.D. Killen...
Following gang riots that left at least 33 prison inmates dead Monday, Guatemalan Interior Minister Carlos Vielmann asked the Guatemalan Congress Tuesday for permission to build new maximum security prisons as part of a new...
The Russian Supreme Court overturned a lower Moscow court decision Tuesday, reversing a ban on the National Bolshevik Party . Although the court did not immediately issue an explanation for their ruling,...
A Michigan court heard arguments from attorneys representing 21 gay couples and Governor Jennifer Granholm Tuesday, who argued that the state's constitution does not prevent local governments and universities from extending benefits to the domestic...
Seventeen British families who lost relatives in Iraq will go to Britain's High Court Wednesday to demand an independent inquiry into the legality of the Iraq war . The families argue that the nation's Human Rights Act ...
The Israeli army began evicting residents of Gaza Wednesday, and despite heavy resistance in some areas, officials believe the evacuation could be complete within 48 hours. Of the 21 Jewish settlements in the Gaza strip and four...
Last week's subway shooting death of a Brazilian man erroneously believed to be a suicide bomber has sparked a debate in Britain over anti-terrorism tactics and racial profiling. Under the Terrorism Act of 2000 , British...
Approximately 600 suspected Islamic militants have been arrested in a week-long, nationwide effort by Pakistani security forces. Pakistan officials say that those arrested include 295 people belonging to banned militant groups and 300 others including clerics, prayer leaders, and...
Republican members of the Senate Judiciary committee and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) have urged committee chairman Arlen Specter (R-PA) to begin confirmation hearings on US Supreme Court nominee John Roberts during...
The US is set to announce a new global warming pact with China, India, Australia, and South Korea on Thursday, diplomats in Vientiane said Wednesday. US Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick , who is currently attending the...
