Jordan's appointed Senate, the upper house of the National Assembly , amended a bill regulating mosques Sunday so as to require preachers to obtain written government permission before being allowed to lead services or teach the Quran. Unauthorized...

US Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) told CNN's Late Edition program Sunday that he believes the habeas corpus provision of the latest draft of the military commissions bill [JURIST news...

A proposed federal shield law for journalists is on hold after the US Senate Judiciary Committee Friday postponed further consideration of the bill in the wake of strong opposition from Justice Department officials voiced in...

The US Legal Services Corp. debated firing the inspector general currently investigating the federally funded program's use of funds for luxuries , the Associated Press reported Sunday. Meeting transcripts obtained by AP indicate...

Nearly 70 percent of Swiss voters Sunday approved new laws that limit immigration and asylum seeking in the country. The laws, passed by the Swiss parliament last year, require...

Saddam Hussein's top lawyer said Sunday the former Iraqi president's defense team will not attend his genocide trial when it resumes Monday in protest at the new chief judge's behavior, and will stay away "indefinitely," according...

Members of Iraq's parliament reached a compromise Sunday establishing a committee to consider amendments to Iraq's constitution and allowing debate to proceed on a bill to create federal regions in the country....

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) , Taiwan's ruling political party, has opened debate on the drafting of a new constitution, a move promised by President Chen Shui-bian earlier this year. The current constitution ,...

Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda insisted Sunday that the recent executions of three Roman Catholic militants convicted in 2001 of leading a Christian militia which killed at least 70 Muslims in 2000 ...

The US military plans to turn a new medium-security building at Guantanamo Bay into a maximum-security facility and enhance security in its existing structures at the military detention center, according to deputy commander Brig....