The constitutional crisis in Pakistan over President Pervez Musharraf's suspension of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry deepened Monday with the resignation of seven of the country's judges, including a top judge in...

The US military lawyer for Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks said Monday that his client was sedated for 24 hours last month before being told about new charges against him. Maj. Michael Mori ...

The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) urged the US and Afghanistan governments Sunday to establish a better legal framework to guide US military actions in the fight against the Taliban, criticizing US forces for civilian deaths...

The FBI largely ignored growing concerns from its own lawyers and managers about the lawfulness of retrieving thousands of telephone records of US citizens between 2004 to 2006, the Washington Post reported Sunday. The allegations follow a...

Minutes after the Iraqi High Tribunal resumed proceedings Sunday in the Anfal trial it adjourned the proceeding after a prosecution request for more time. The trial is expected to begin again...

Over 100 members of the Egypt parliament boycotted a Sunday parliamentary session called to debate constitutional amendments proposed last year by President Hosni Mubarak . Critics say the amendments, which target 34 articles...

US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales apologized in a conference call with federal prosecutors Friday for mishandling the dismissal of eight US Attorneys. Gonzales has been heavily criticized since he fired the attorneys in 2006 amid...

Polish President Lech Kaczynski assured German Chancellor Angela Merkel Saturday that Warsaw would not hinder efforts to reach agreement on a European Constitution . Poland joins Spain and Italy in their...

Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks has filed for an injunction to delay his military trial currently scheduled to start March 20 . Maj. Michael Mori, Hicks' Pentagon-appointed lawyer, said Saturday that Hicks' defense team...

UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers Leandro Despouy has urged the Iraqi government not to execute Saddam-era Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan because of...