Central African Republic (CAR) government forces are responsible for hundreds of unlawful killings and the burning of thousands of civilian homes since mid-2005 in their counterinsurgency campaign, according to a new report ...
The Supreme Court of Pakistan began hearing petitions Monday by parties opposing the re-election of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf while he serves as chief of Pakistan's army. The court hearings came the same day that...
The European Court of First Instance on Monday upheld the European Commission's (EC) 2004 landmark anti-trust ruling against Microsoft's appeal of the $613 million fine and order for Microsoft to share its...
President Bush has decided to nominate retired federal judge Michael B. Mukasey as the next US attorney general succeeding the resigned Alberto Gonzales and will formally announce his pick Monday, according to administration...
Japanese House of Representatives member Yasuo Fukuda , the leading candidate to succeed former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe , said Sunday that the coalition government under the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) [party...
Former federal judge Michael B. Mukasey is emerging as the leading candidate to head the US Department of Justice, the New York Times and AP reported Saturday. Mukasey, who retired from the US District Court for the...
US Assistant Attorney General Kenneth L. Wainstein , head of the US Department of Justice's National Security Division (NSD) , is seeking to reassure members of Congress that the Protect America Act 2007 is...
New York Times researcher Zhao Yan was released as anticipated from a Chinese prison early Saturday after serving three years for fraud. He was reunited with his family and thanked those who had worked...
A former official in the Chechen government has been arrested in connection with the murder of Russian journalist and rights activist Anna Politkovskaya , Russian media reported Saturday. The Komsomolskaya Pravda tabloid reported that Shamil...
Alberto Gonzales bade farewell to public service Friday, officially leaving the US Justice Department after a stormy 2 1/2 years as Attorney General. Gonzales resigned late last month in the midst of...