US federal judges have expressed concern about the salary gap between federal judges and lawyers in the private sector, saying that judges are resigning in greater numbers than ever before due to inadequate pay, USA Today reported Monday. According...

The military government in Myanmar on Monday threatened to punish the thousands of monks who have been leading protests against the government . The monks are protesting rights abuses by the government, including the detention...

Saddam Hussein's cousin and former Iraqi defense minister Ali Hassan al-Majid , also known as Chemical Ali, ordered the execution of 25 villagers at a time as he crushed a Shi'a uprising in...

Evaluating Fairness and Accuracy in State Death Penalty Systems: The Ohio Death Penalty Assessment Report, An analysis of Ohio's Death Penalty Laws, Procedures, and Practices. American Bar Association, September 24, 2007 [identifying several problems and recommending a moratorium on the...

A group of experts presented an interim report to the United Nations Human Rights Council on the situation in Darfur Monday, citing continued human rights violations. The report noted that the government of Sudan demonstrated...

The Israeli cabinet decided Sunday to release 90 Palestinians currently imprisoned by Israel this week in an attempt to sway Palestinian opinion, including that of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas , on Israel . Aides...

Pakistan's Supreme Court Bar Association nominated former judge Wajeehuddin Ahmed on Monday to run in the upcoming presidential election against current Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf . Musharraf's eligibility to run is still being contested, despite the Supreme Court...

Pakistani government authorities detained at least a dozen members of the opposition Saturday as part of an effort to prevent possible "disturbances" relating to President Pervez Musharraf re-election bid. A high level official in the capital Islamabad...

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is retaining more detailed information on US-bound travelers than previously acknowledged in its Automated Targeting System (ATS) , the Washington Post reported Saturday. Privacy activists say that...

A senior Iraqi Interior Ministry official announced Saturday that Iraqi investigators have a videotape showing Blackwater USA private security contractors shooting unarmed Iraqi civilians and that it has referred the incident to the country's judiciary. Under Iraqi...