Over 100 Massachusetts lawmakers plan to vote against a proposed constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage in the state and create civil unions, according to an AP poll. The survey conducted between September 6-9 found 104 lawmakers who...
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty told the Canadian Press Sunday that he will not let his province use Shariah (Islamic law) to settle family disputes involving Muslims, such as divorce and child custody issues. A 2004...
The US Senate Judiciary Committee will begin its confirmation hearings Monday for John Roberts , nominated by President Bush to serve as the 17th Chief Justice of the United States in the wake...
Lawyers for former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein will argue that he has been denied due process of law when his trial begins next month on charges stemming from the killings of 143 Shiite residents...
Ayman Nour , the main rival to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Wednesday's multi-party election, said Saturday that the vote-counting process which resulted in Mubarak's officially-declared victory Friday with a certified 88.6%...
The US government has so far held back from making any guarantee to illegal immigrants caught up in aftermath of Hurricane Katrina that they will be able to seek help from federal agencies without fear of...
Kuwaiti Justice Minister Ahmad Baqer said Saturday that Kuwait has prepared its own indictment against former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein for crimes against the emirate during the 1990-1991 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, and that that indictment...
The Washington Post reported Saturday that a group of former aides and other Republicans are quietly boosting the Supreme Court nomination of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales by shoring up his reputation among conservatives. Former...
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani , now on a visit to the United States, insisted Friday at a Washington press conference that if the draft Iraqi constitution is not adopted in a referendum next month there...
The head of UK security service MI5 has warned that civil liberties might need to be "eroded" in order to protect the British people from terrorism after the "shock" of the London bombings . Dame...
