Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Sunday that he would resign if parliament refuses to extend a special anti-terrorism law. Abe faces opposition from the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) ,...

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper Sunday voiced his disapproval of an administrative decision allowing Muslim women to wear veils and burqas while voting in upcoming by-elections in the province of Quebec. Elections Canada , an independent...

Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega will remain in a US federal prison until all appeals relating to an extradition request by France have been exhausted, despite his originally-scheduled September 9 release date [BOP materials;...

Israeli police have arrested a gang of neo-Nazis accused of attacking foreigners, homosexuals and Jewish people last month, according to weekend media reports. Each member of the gang, comprised of eight young men between the ages...

Pakistan Monday deported former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to Saudi Arabia shortly after Sharif's attempted return from exile. Sharif was arrested on corruption and money laundering charges shortly after landing in the country on...

Iran Sunday dismissed a ruling by a US federal judge requiring Iran to compensate the families of 241 US military personnel killed in the 1983 bombing of the US Marine barracks in Beirut , calling...

California officials have finished notifying 2.741 paroled sex offenders residing in California that they must move pursuant to Proposition 83 , a law prohibiting California sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet...

Pakistani security officials have detained more than 2,000 supporters of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ahead of Sharif's return from exile, Sharif spokesperson Ahsan Iqbal said Sunday. Sharif, who has been living in exile after being deposed...

Bolivian Constitutional Assembly president Silvia Lazarte announced a month-long suspension of constitutional reform talks Friday, citing security concerns after days of violent protests by university students and other opposition members who have demanded the relocation...

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) relied on telecommunication companies to engage in national security surveillance much broader in scope than previously acknowledged, the New York Times reported Sunday. According to documents provided...