Hundreds of supporters of suspended Pakistani Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry gathered in the eastern Pakistan city of Lahore Saturday, showering Chaudhry with rose petals as he prepared to depart to the city of...
EU leaders reached an agreement on a proposed constitutional treaty following two days of tough negotiations early Saturday, compromising to reach a deal which will be the basis for the Intergovernmental Conference to author the text...
Negotiations to establish an international broadcasting treaty at the Second Special Session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) failed Friday, as US and European delegations were unable to overcome fundamental differences concerning the extent...
The Iraqi High Tribunal (IHT) judgment convicting former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and other co-defendants of crimes against humanity committed in the Iraqi town of Dujail [JURIST news archive; BBC...
Rwandan Foreign Minister Charles Murigande announced Friday the arrest of Rwandan genocide suspect Isaac Kamali by US authorities at the Philadelphia International Airport while Kamali was attempting to enter the United States earlier this...
Outgoing US Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty Thursday denied playing a key role in the controversial firings of at least eight US Attorneys in testimony before the House Judiciary Committee . McNulty...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) asked a federal district judge Thursday to block New Jersey, Vermont, Maine, Missouri, and Connecticut from investigating potential violations of state consumer privacy laws in the controversial warrantless domestic surveillance program...
US Vice President Dick Cheney has exempted his office from Executive Order 12958 as amended by Executive Order 13292 , which requires executive branch officials to submit annual reports to the Information Security Oversight Office...
The Portuguese government officially published a new abortion law Thursday, formally adopting the law and paving the way for it to enter effect on July 15. The law allows abortions during the first 10...
The White House is considering the closure of detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay and the transfer of the estimated 385 detainees currently held there to other military detention facilities, AP reported Thursday. Three senior Bush administration...
