The Turkish government indicted 33 people Friday on charges of attempting to overthrow the government and establish military rule. The accused, some of whom include high-ranking military officials , are alleged to have plotted with a secret group...

Iranian authorites jailed a reform movement leader after an appeals court upheld a one-year-sentence for spreading propaganda against the Islamic republic, according to an opposition website Friday. Hossein Marashi was a leading supporter of Mir...

Philippine lawyers and activists protested Friday in front of the Supreme Court in Manila following Wednesday's ruling , which held that the constitution does not prevent President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo from...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday announced a final rule restricting tobacco sales and promotions directed at youth. The Regulations Restricting the Sale and Distribution of Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco to...

Retired US Marine Corps General John Sheehan testified before the US Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) on Thursday that he believes the Dutch military's inclusion of openly gay soldiers is partially responsible for the...

Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) on Friday dismissed allegations of election fraud from a member of the European Parliament . After the March 7 parliamentary elections , head of the European...

Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Thursday unveiled their proposal for comprehensive immigration reform. The plan entails four principal tenets: improving border security, creating a system through which temporary workers would be...

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Thursday denied a petition by former attorney general John Ashcroft to reconsider its decision that Ashcroft is not entitled to absolute and...

US citizen and Chicago resident David Headley pleaded guilty to 12 counts of federal terrorism Thursday, including charges related to the 2008 Mumbai terror attack and an alleged plot against the Danish...

Gambian prosecutors on Thursday charged 10 men, including top military officials, with conspiring to overthrow the government of President Yahya Jammeh . The prosecution claims the men procured arms and troops in anticipation of a military...