Rape and sexual warfare have been employed by the national army of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as well as by rebel groups, according to an Amnesty International (AI) report released ...

The Russian Duma Friday approved by 355-85 a bill that would end jury trials on charges of terrorism and treason . Ostensibly directed against lenient juries , the bill is excepted to...

A panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled 2-1 Friday that Seattle's parade law is unconstitutional. The court was asked to decide whether the Seattle Municipal Ordinance violates the...

A Superior Court of Georgia jury Saturday sentenced Brian Nichols to consecutively serve seven life terms, four terms of life without parole, and 485 years following his conviction last month for the...

French President Nicholas Sarkozy told reporters in Brussels Friday at the conclusion of a two-day meeting of European Union leaders that the Lisbon Treaty on EU reform had been "revived" after Ireland agreed to hold...

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Friday in two cases. In Polar Tankers v. City of Valdez , the Court will consider whether a municipal tax that falls...

Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has called for Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas to abandon arms and release political hostages, promising those who respond to the call a reward and freedom. Uribe...

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan on Friday filed a motion with the Illinois Supreme Court to have Governor Rod Blagojevich declared unfit and removed temporarily from...

The Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies on Thursday voted to amend the country's constitution to eliminate the requirement that its Grand Duke approve legislation before it becomes law. The country's parliament passed...

The Supreme Court of Nigeria on Friday upheld the results of the country's disputed 2007 presidential election which was won by President Umaru Yar'Adua . The court dismissed the appeal brought by...