Pakistani authorities have released more than 3400 lawyers and political activists detained in the aftermath of President Pervez Musharraf's November 3 declaration of emergency rule , Interior Ministry spokesman Javed Igbal Cheema told AFP Tuesday, adding...

A US federal grand jury has opened an investigation into Blackwater USA employees involved in the killings of 14 Iraqi civilians during a September 16 incident that took place in West Baghdad, ABC News reported...

Proposed amendment to California Constitution, article VI, section 12, Supreme Court of California, November 19, 2007 . Read...

Hate Crime Statistics 2006, Federal Bureau of Investigation, November 19, 2007 . Read the full text of the report. Reported in...

Order of Provisional Detention for Khieu Samphan, Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC). November 19, 2007 ....

The US military will recommend that an Associated Press (AP) photographer accused of collaborating with Iraqi insurgents be charged in Iraqi courts, a Department of Defense spokesperson said Monday. AP photographer Bilal Hussein has been...

California Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald George proposed a constitutional amendment Monday designed to expedite death penalty appeals by shifting the locus of review from the state supreme court to state appeals courts....

Uzbek President Islam Karimov has registered to run for a third term in office, despite an amendment to the Uzbek constitution limiting presidents to two consecutive terms. Karimov accepted a nomination to run for...

Indonesian prosecutors Monday went to court in a civil lawsuit against Tommy Suharto , the youngest son of former President Haji Mohammed Suharto , in order to recover an alleged $55 million in losses...

Taiwanese Vice President Annette Lu pleaded not guilty Monday as her trial on corruption and forgery charges began in Taipei. The charges against Lu stem from allegations that she claimed 5.6 million Taiwan dollars in...