The Iraqi Parliament passed a controversial election law amendment on Sunday, paving the way for January elections as mandated by the Iraqi Constitution . The new law addresses two issues that...

The current and former leaders of Madagascar reached a transitional power-sharing agreement on Saturday. According to the agreement, President Andry Rajoelina will now share power with representatives of the parties of ousted president Marc Ravalomanana...

El Salvador government officials agreed on Friday to a state investigation into the death of Catholic Archbishop Oscar Romero , shot and killed in 1980. The announcement of the investigation comes nearly a...

Rival political parties in Sudan have accused each other of fraud, torture, intimidation, and sabotage as voters began registering Sunday for the first democratic multi-party elections in almost a quarter of a century, slated for April...

US officials are conducting reviews to determine which Guantanamo Bay detainees may face trials in military or civilian courts in the US, according to statements made by Attorney General Eric Holder to...

The US House of Representatives late Saturday passed landmark legislation designed to reform the US health care system. The bill, entitled the Affordable Health Care for America Act, passed by a narrow...

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said Friday that Italy is not bound by last week's European Court of Human Rights (EHCR) ruling that displaying crucifixes in a public school classroom violates the...

Federal authorities have filed charges against 14 people in connection with insider trading at the hedge fund company Galleon Group , weeks after the arrest of the company's founder. An investigation by the FBI...

The Constitutional Court of Taiwan ruled Friday that a law penalizing prostitutes and not their clients is unconstitutional because it undermines equality under the country's constitution . The Social Order and Maintenance Act will have to be...

Iranian officials covered up the sexual assault of detainees held after the disputed June 12 presidential election , Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Friday. HRW documented the rape and sexual assault of three...