Singapore's Ministry of Law Wednesday rejected claims by the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) that the country lacks an independent judiciary and fails to meet international standards of human rights. In its response...

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert misappropriated approximately $100,000 by double-billing different sources for travel and hotel expenses, Israeli police said Friday after questioning the politician. Olmert's travel agency, Rishon Tours, would allegedly ask various state agencies and...

The Thai Attorney General's Office filed new corruption charges against former Thailand Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in the country's Supreme Court Friday. The charges relate to a 2003 resolution that reduced fees paid by...

Human rights groups and defense lawyers have criticized the refusal of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to interfere with US proceedings against Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr in light of documents [text,...

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) announced that next week it will rule on a Mexican petition asking to delay the executions of five Mexicans on death row in the US. Mexican authorities allege...

The European Parliament (EP) voted Thursday to adopt a resolution calling on member states to "review and repeal laws and policies that discriminate against the Roma on the basis of race and ethnicity."...

The Italian Chamber of Deputies , the country's lower house of parliament, approved legislation Thursday that would grant Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and...

Former UK shadow Home Secretary David Davis , who resigned his parliamentary position in protest over an anti-terror bill in June, won a forced by-election Friday with almost 72% of the...

Arab activist Sami Al-Arian was granted bail Thursday by a judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia , but it is speculated that he might be detained by...

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit against leaders of the US intelligence community on Thursday, acting on behalf of rights groups and activists. Filed in the US District Court...