Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have generally reacted favorably to President Bush's Monday nomination of former federal judge Michael B. Mukasey as the US Attorney General, showing support for Bush's bi-partisan efforts at nominating...

Closing arguments began Monday in the case against the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development , a Muslim foundation charged with financing international terrorism by supporting the Palestinian group Hamas . Once the largest Muslim charity...

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso Monday called on the UK to support the proposed EU Reform Treaty . During a speech to delegates of the UK Liberal Democratic Party , Barroso...

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg Monday filed a joint lawsuit against pharmaceutical giant Merck , alleging that the company misrepresented known dangers associated with arthritis drug...

Three federal judges representing the United States District Court for the District of Columbia Monday appeared dubious during oral arguments in the case of Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v. Gonzales that...

The German Federal Court of Justice said Monday it has dismissed an appeal made by writer Ernst Zundel to overturn his February conviction for denying the Holocaust. Earlier this...

US President George W. Bush Monday nominated retired federal judge Michael B. Mukasey to serve as the next attorney general of the United States. Mukasey, 66, retired from the US District Court...

The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh Monday announced the creation of a $1.25 million fund to settle 32 lawsuits alleging abuse or injury by priests. Even though Pennsylvania's statute of limitations barred many victims from filing personal injury...

China has increased its efforts to stop illegal land transfers and punish government officials responsible for illegal land title transfers, an official from the Law Enforcement and Supervision Bureau under the Ministry of Land and Natural Resources ...

The Egyptian government has banned an annual gathering of the Muslim Brotherhood as part of its crackdown on opposition to the Egyptian government, a Brotherhood official said Sunday. The Brotherhood gathers annually...