Jury selection began Tuesday in the case of five Somali men accused of an April attack on the USS Nichols, which was deployed to combat piracy in waters off the eastern coast of Africa. In July,...

No criminal charges will be brought against Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officials for destroying videotapes of controversial interrogations of terror suspects during the Bush administration, a federal prosecutor announced Tuesday. US Department of Justice...

The Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed separate federal lawsuits Tuesday challenging the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) . In GLAD's lawsuit [text, PDF; press...

The French Court of Cassation ruled Tuesday that an investigation into assets obtained in France by three African leaders can proceed. The initial complaint in the case, filed by anti-corruption groups Transparency International...

The high court of Mombasa ruled Tuesday that Kenya does not have jurisdiction outside of its national waters, releasing nine suspected Somali pirates . Citing the repeal of Chapter VIII, section 69 of the Kenyan penal code...

The head of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) has rejected two motions requesting the disqualification of judges on the grounds of bias. Judge Antonio Cassese on Friday denied the motions filed by Lebanese General Jamil El-Sayed,...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion on whether the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) , which provides...

The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) issued recommendations Tuesday for the US to align its human rights policies and practices with international standards. The recommendations stem from the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of...

A judge for Nigeria's Federal High Court in Lagos ruled Monday that an amendment to the 1999 Nigerian Constitution made by the National Assembly (NASS) cannot become operational law without the assent of the...

Judge John Bates of the US District Court for the District of Columbia heard arguments Monday on the Obama administration's ability to conduct "targeted killings" in the case of radical Muslim cleric and US citizen Anwar al-Awlaki...