The UK Court of Appeal on Friday upheld a High Court decision that nine Afghanistan nationals responsible for the February 6, 2000 Stansted Airport hijacking should have "discretionary leave" to stay in Britain...

Texas Republicans said Thursday that they will appeal a federal appeals court decision that former US House Majority Leader Tom DeLay must remain on the Texas ballot for the November election to the US...

The US Senate passed the Pension Protection Act of 2006 by a margin of 93-5 Thursday, a key bill its supporters say will preserve the workability of traditional employer-employee pension benefits packages while at...

Canadian authorities arrested a new suspect Thursday in connection with alleged planned terrorist attacks in Ontario . The arrest of Ibrahim Alkhalel Mohammed Aboud is the first since authorities arrested 17 in connection with the terror...

The Federal Election Commission on Thursday released a proposed rule that would exempt certain "grassroots lobbying" communications from advertising restrictions imposed by the 2002 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA) . BCRA prohibits interest groups...

Three US Marines have been charged with assault in the village of Hamdania in April this year, according to a late Thursday report by AP, citing US military officials. The April 10 incident came to light during a military...

As a panel of three federal judges heard arguments Thursday about how to redraw Texas' 23rd Congressional District without diluting minority votes in violation of the Voting Rights Act , US Circuit Judge Patrick Higginbotham said Rep....

A group of Missouri voters lacking acceptable identification under a Missouri law that requires voters to show photo IDs at the polls filed a lawsuit Thursday, claiming the law could keep...

Texas Democratic Party v. Benkiser, US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, August 3, 2006 [ruling that Texas Republicans cannot remove former US House Majority Leader Tom DeLay from the November Texas congressional ballot although he now lives in...

Fatal Strikes: Israel's Indiscriminate Attacks Against Civilians in Lebanon, Human Rights Watch, August 3, 2006 [report concluding that indiscriminate Israeli air and artillery strikes on Lebanese civilians in its campaign against Hezbollah cannot be systematically dismissed as accidents and calling...