The US House of Representatives and the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday advanced compromise legislation to repeal the military's "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy , sending it to a vote...

Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday released its 2010 Annual Report , highlighting a "global justice gap" caused by influential governments avoiding accountability for human rights abuses. AI was critical of the actions of the Group...

The Tokyo District Court on Wednesday began the trial of New Zealand anti-whaling activist Peter Bethune on five criminal charges in connection with boarding a Japanese whaling vessel as part of a protest...

A California judge on Wednesday consolidated more than 40 pending state court claims against Toyota relating to an alleged safety defect that caused cars to accelerate out of control. The claims include consumer-fraud class...

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday ordered the release of Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohammed Hassen . Hassen had been initially detained ...

UNICEF expressed concern Wednesday over Guantanamo Bay detainee and former child soldier Omar Khadr . Khadr was arrested in Afghanistan in 2002 at the age of 15 after...

President Dorit Beinisch of the Supreme Court of Israel on Wednesday criticized the Israeli government for ignoring an injunction against building an access road on Palestinian lands. The road would connect two West...

US lawmakers are currently considering a Department of Defense (DOD) appropriations bill containing a section that would allow increased investigation by the Pentagon into the practices of lawyers representing Guantanamo Bay detainees. Section 1037...

Lehman Brothers Holdings on Wednesday filed suit against JPMorgan Chase & Co. for allegedly "siphoning" off billions of dollars in "critically-needed" assets days before the investment bank filed for a record-breaking bankruptcy. JPMorgan...

The Obama administration confirmed Tuesday that it will send 1,200 National Guard troops to the US-Mexican border in an effort to deter drug smuggling and illegal immigration. They will join the 300 National Guard troops and 26,000...