The US Environmental Protection Agency proposed tougher standards for US air quality Thursday, recommending reducing the amount of ground-level ozone from 0.08 parts per million (ppm) to between 0.07 and 0.075...

Ugandan Minister of Internal Affairs Ruhakana Ruganda told IRIN News Thursday that Uganda intends to "engage" the International Criminal Court (ICC) in an effort to obtain review of charges against leaders of Uganda's Lord's...

South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun filed a petition at the Constitutional Court of South Korea Thursday, challenging a ruling by the National Election Commission that Roh violated election neutrality...

Australian Prime Minister John Howard said in an interview with Sky News Thursday that his government will not commit to making changes called for in an official report on eliminating discrimination against same-sex couples [JURIST news...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) Wednesday called for Iran to stop using the death penalty for juveniles convicted of serious crimes. HRW said that Iran has executed offenders who committed crimes when they were as young...

The US, France, and the UK circulated a draft UN Security Council resolution Wednesday seeking to postpone plans for Kosovo's independence for 120 days to facilitate further discussions with Serbia and Russia, which oppose independence. Kosovar Prime Minister Agim...

Pakistani Foreign Minister Khurshid M. Kasuri has said that President Pervez Musharraf will not resort to martial law in the midst of continuing anti-government agitation by lawyers and opposition groups because it is "unconstitutional." In an interview...

The US Supreme Court handed down decisions in three cases Thursday, including Rita v. United States , where the Court held that a prison sentence falling within the federal sentencing guidelines may be presumed...

Thai prosecutors formally filed corruption charges against former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife Pojamarn at the Supreme Court of Justice Thursday, charging the exiled Thaksin with abuse of power for personal...

The Supreme Assembly of Tajikistan voted unanimously Wednesday to approve an amnesty proposed by President Emomali Rahmon , paving the way for Rahmon to reduce the sentences of hundreds of Islamic militants imprisoned for...