US Attorney General Michael Mukasey said in a Tuesday letter to the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee that he had completed his investigation into CIA interrogation methods used on terror suspects, finding the agency's...

Executive Order: Protecting American Taxpayers from Government Spending on Wasteful Earmarks, White House, January 29, 2008 . Read the full text...

Promusicae v. Telefonica de Espana, European Court of Justice, January 29, 2008 . Read the full text of the...

Letter from Attorney General Michael Mukasey to chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Patrick Leahy, January 29, 2008 . Read the full text of the...

The US House of Representatives Tuesday voted to extend the Protect America Act of 2007 for an additional two weeks past its original February 1 expiration date. The extension was passed as a last-minute...

The Portuguese government helped in the rendition of more than 700 prisoners to Guantanamo Bay by allowing the US to use Portuguese territory and airspace, a British prisoner rights group reported Tuesday. Reprieve [advocacy...

An influential UK Conservative Party donor has launched a legal effort to force the UK government to put the ratification of the new EU reform treaty properly known as the Treaty of Lisbon [official website; PDF...

Hate crimes in Russia rose 13 percent in 2007 over 2006, but police have done little to stop attacks, according to a Tuesday report by the SOVA Center rights group. Deputy Director Galina Kozhevnikova...

A bill to lift a ban on women wearing headscarves in universities was submitted Tuesday to the Turkish Grand National Assembly amidst protests by secular groups. Last week, an agreement between...

An Iranian airport customs contractor convicted of corruption has been executed and three other customs workers are scheduled to face the death penalty , according to comments from the Iranian judiciary reported by Reuters Tuesday....