A Palestinian doctor detained in Libya for eight years after being accused of deliberately infected hundreds of children with the HIV virus Wednesday filed a lawsuit against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi , alleging that he was tortured during...

The New Jersey Assembly voted 44-36 Thursday to pass a bill replacing the state current death penalty with life imprisonment. The bill now goes to New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine [official...

A coalition of civil rights groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) , filed a new federal lawsuit Wednesday challenging an Arizona law...

Five prominent members of the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) were arrested by Malaysian authorities Thursday and will be detained for at least two years under Malaysia's controversial Internal Security Act (ISA) , Malaysian Deputy Internal...

Leaders from the 27 countries that make up the European Union on Thursday signed the Treaty of Lisbon , a reform treaty designed to speed up the decision-making process within EU institutions and allow...

The US Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-7 Thursday to report contempt of Congress resolutions to the full Senate for White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten and former Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove over...

Interim Thai Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont said Thursday that he will not withdraw a proposed Internal Security Bill that would grant the military power to override government operations and suspend rights even after general elections...

The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) said Thursday that former Cambodian Foreign Minister Ieng Sary and his wife Ieng Thirith, who served as minister for social affairs, have filed appeals with...

The US House Judiciary Committee approved a draft bill Wednesday that would increase the annual salary of federal judges in an attempt to close the pay gap between the federal judiciary and their colleagues...

The US Defense Department said Wednesday that 15 detainees have been transferred from Guantanamo Bay , bringing the total number of detainees released from the US detention facility to approximately 485. Thirteen detainees were transferred...