The Administrative Court of Thailand on Friday called off by-elections scheduled for this weekend because there is a possibility that the results of the April 2 general election [BBC report; Thailand Election Commission...

Alabama Governor Bob Riley has signed the Rosa Parks Act , legislation that authorizes pardons for Rosa Parks , the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights activists convicted...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour has expressed concern at the human rights situation in Ethiopia after making a brief first-hand assessment in a visit earlier this week and holding talks...

An advisor to the Saudi Justice Ministry has said that Saudi Arabia is in the process of setting up a new state security court to try terror suspects, according to Saudi daily Okaz ....

A much-awaited motion promising to hold an election of a constituent assembly to draw up a new constitution in Nepal was tabled in the parliament Friday, as the House of Representatives met for the first time...

Mohammed ElBaradei, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency , said Friday that Iran has enriched uranium in defiance of a March UN Security Council demand that it immediately suspend its nuclear enrichment program [JURIST...

Two Egyptian judges faced disciplinary hearings at the Egyptian Supreme Court Thursday for their criticisms of parliamentary elections last year, which they and eight other judges claimed were marred by fraud. The two judges, Hesham el-Bastawisy and...

A group of 11 Democrats from the US House of Representatives plan to file a lawsuit Friday against the Bush administration seeking to overturn the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 [PDF text; S 1932 bill...

Jury deliberations in the sentencing trial of Zacarias Moussaoui were put on hold Thursday after a juror called in sick, but are expected to resume Friday at 8:30 AM ET. US District Judge Leonie...

New Hampshire Governor John Lynch signed a bill Thursday giving the state's Secretary of State flexibility in setting the filing period for presidential candidates, responding to the Democratic Party’s efforts to change the 2008 primary calendar...