Mohamed ElBaradei received unanimous approval Monday to continue as head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for his third four-year term, after the US ended its opposition to his tenure. ElBaradei's reappointment had been...
In a goodwill gesture that was requested by the Iraqi government for Muslim holy month Ramadan , the US military Monday freed 500 detainees from Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison and the military has said that...
Reports of violent crime in the US in 2004 were at their lowest level since the US Department of Justice began compiling statistics 32 years ago, according to a report released Sunday. The Bureau of...
In a briefing Sunday to military task force officials participating in Hurricane Rita relief efforts, President Bush suggested that the Pentagon, rather than state and local agencies, should be in charge of the response to future...
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki Sunday called Saturday's International Atomic Energy Agency resolution declaring Iran in "non-compliance" with safeguards under the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT) a "politically and illegally motivated decision" made to a "US pre-planned...
The Australian government said Wednesday it was pleased with the US decision to resume military commission proceedings against Australian Guantanamo detainee David Hicks in light of a US federal appeals court ruling in...
Susette Kelo, whose case led to the June US Supreme Court ruling in Kelo v. New London , where the court held local governments can take homes for private development, urged [prepared...
The European Court of First Instance Wednesday ruled that the European Union can freeze the assets of suspected terrorists under its treaty powers . The court dismissed complaints from alleged al...
Iranian Vice President Gholamreza Aghazadeh said Wednesday that Tehran does not plan to leave the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty , despite threats from its nuclear negotiator Tuesday. Iran , which has opposed...
The Michigan Partnership to Prevent Gun Violence and other gun control advocates are gearing up to block a Michigan bill that would allow people to use deadly force for self-defense. Earlier this year, the groups...
