Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday urged the Pakistani government to reverse a recently signed ordinance that imposes Islamic Sharia law in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP)...

US Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday that America needs to renew its commitment to the rule of law in fighting international terrorism and protecting national security. In an address to the...

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday that it has limited electronic surveillance conducted by the National Security Agency (NSA) . The annoucement comes after the NSA was found to have exceeded its...

The Washington State House of Representatives on Wednesday voted 62-35 to approve a bill granting same-sex couples the same rights and benefits of married couples in the state. The law effectively construes statutory gender specific...

Israel will not comply with a UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) investigation into possible war crimes that were committed during recent fighting in the Gaza Strip , according to Wednesday statements by Israeli government officials. The...

Venezuela will renew calls for the US to extradite anti-Castro Cuban exile and Venezuelan national Luis Posada Carriles following a new indictment ordering Posada to stand trial in Texas, Venezuelan...

US Army Master Sgt. John Hatley was convicted of murder and conspiracy in court-martial proceedings Wednesday for the killing of four unarmed Iraqi prisoners in 2007 and sentenced to life with the possibility of...

A judge in India on Wednesday removed the defense lawyer from the trial of an accused gunman in the November 2008 Mumbai terror attacks , citing a conflict of interest. Judge M.L....

US Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano on Wednesday appointed former federal prosecutor Alan Bersin as assistant secretary for international affairs and special representative for border affairs to oversee illegal immigration and anti-crime efforts along...

Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohammad El Gharani has alleged that he has been recently abused by guards at the military prison, according to a Tuesday report  by Al Jazeera. El Gharani reportedly made the allegations...