A judge from the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) announced on Monday that the ECCC's Cambodian employees will not be paid in March. The UN-backed tribunal is staffed by both local...

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon on Friday pledged his ongoing support for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and stressed that the international community must continue to combat...

Israeli Attorney General Meni Mazuz informed outgoing Prime Minister Ehmud Olmert Sunday that he intends to file an indictment against him in the District Court of Jerusalem for receiving illicit funds. Charges...

The UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) , tasked with investigating the February 14, 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri , officially began operating Sunday. The STL will be located in The Hague...

Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed said Saturday that he would support the imposition of a moderate form of Sharia , Islamic religious law, as part of a cease-fire agreement with the country's Hizb...

Police in Bangladesh on Sunday charged more than 1,000 members of the paramilitary Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) in last week's border guards mutiny , which killed dozens of top BDR officers, including the...

A military jury in Kentucky on Saturday sentenced US Army First Lt. Michael Behenna to 25 years in prison after convicting him Friday of the murder and assault of an Iraqi detainee. The 101st Airborne Division...

UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and counterterrorism Martin Scheinin has called for greater protection of individual rights and increased oversight of intelligence agencies in a report to be presented to the...

The Argentina Ministry of Defense (MOD) announced Friday the implementation of a new law containing provisions aimed at bringing the military and its justice system under increased civilian control. The legislation was signed into law...

China's top legislative body, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (SCNPC) , approved a new food safety law Saturday which will setup a commission to supervise the country's food monitoring system, according to state media reports....