The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled Friday that the conviction and 210 month prison sentence of Juan Francisco Salazar, who was convicted of tampering with a witness in a drug trial,...

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on Friday ruled that a Minnesota school district must give a student group advocating gay rights the same access to...

Pakistani Law Minister Farooq H. Naek told reporters Thursday that ousted Supreme Court chief justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry cannot be reinstated because the current chief justice was legitimately appointed . Naek said...

Two former generals were convicted Thursday of killing a senator during the so-called "dirty war" in Argentina and have been sentenced to life terms of house arrest. A court in Tucuman province found Antonio Bussi [New...

The Mexican Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a law permitting first-trimester abortions in Mexico City does not violate the Mexican Constitution . The...

Former Bosnian Serb leader and war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic again refused to enter a plea  on Friday to charges of genocide and crimes against humanity in a hearing before the International Criminal...

A federal jury on Thursday acquitted former US Marine Sgt. Jose Luis Nazario Jr. of voluntary manslaughter and other charges in the first civilian trial for crimes allegedly committed by a member...

Bolivian President Evo Morales announced Thursday that a national referendum on his proposed reforms to the country's constitution will be held on December 7. If approved, the reforms would distribute more of Bolivia's land and...

Lawyers blocked streets in the major cities of Pakistan on Thursday to demand the reappointment of former Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry and other judges removed last year by...

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir Wednesday threatened to ignore any arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court . Bashir, speaking to legislators Wednesday in semi-autonomous southern Sudan, said he would...