International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said Thursday that he will widen his investigation into war crimes in Sudan's Darfur region to include attacks by rebel groups against African Union (AU) [official...

A US district court judge on Thursday rejected a bid to stay the trial of Guantanamo Bay detainee Salim Ahmed Hamdan , ruling that a civilian court should refrain from review until the...

Belgian King Albert II declined to accept the resignation of Prime Minister Yves Leterme on Thursday. Leterme submitted his resignation Monday night because of his coalition government's...

The Bush administration abandoned plans to impose Clean Air Act (CAA) regulations on power plants and other stationary pollution sources after opposition from the oil industry, according to a report released Friday by the...

Texas Governor Rick Perry said Thursday that Texas will go forward with the August 5 execution of a Mexican national despite an International Court of Justice (ICJ) order staying the execution [order and press release,...

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was released on bail Thursday, one day after being arrested  by Malaysian authorities investigating sodomy allegations made against him by a former aide. According to a statement...

The California Supreme Court Wednesday rejected without comment a challenge seeking to remove a November ballot initiative that would ban same-sex marriage in the state. The petition, filed by Equality California, the National...

The US House of Representatives Wednesday approved by voice vote a ban prohibiting the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from allowing private contractors to interrogate detainees. The ban is part of a bill authorizing intelligence...

A Swedish legal organization Monday filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights , challenging a controversial warrantless wiretapping law passed by the Swedish parliament last month. The...

The US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces Tuesday ruled that racist comments made online by a US Army soldier were protected by the First Amendment to the US Constitution. The court confirmed that...