The Supreme Court of the Philippines Thursday ruled unconstitutional a 2005 executive order from President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo which prevented government officials from being questioned in investigations against her regarding...

The Minuteman Civil Defense Corps , a private organization of volunteers who patrol US borders, said Thursday that they would begin building a security fence on land owned by supporters along the US-Mexico border if President...

A travel ban on Israeli nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu has been extended for another year, Vanunu's lawyer said Thursday. Israel's Ministry of Justice has rejected Vanunu's appeal, saying that he could reveal more military secrets....

Svetlana Bakhmina , a lawyer for the Russian oil company Yukos , was convicted Wednesday of tax evasion and embezzlement for her part in a scheme to strip assets worth over $300 million from...

Leading Thursday's international brief, at least three protestors were killed in Kathmandu as hundreds violated a day-long curfew in the capital city ordered by the Nepalese government aimed at breaking the continued pro-democracy protests staged against...

According to figures compiled by Amnesty International , 2,148 people were executed around the world in 2005, with the most executions being performed in China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the US. In its report released Thursday, Amnesty...

A Bosnian immigrant admitted in a US district court Wednesday that he lied to US immigration officers about his participation in ethnic cleansing during the Bosnian War when he allegedly participated in the 1995 killings of 1,200...

Efforts to identify a country willing to take in former Liberian President Charles Taylor after his war crimes trial at The Hague are now focused on Denmark, according to diplomats speaking on the condition...

Race and Color Discrimination, Section 15 of the Compliance Manual, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), issued April 19, 2006 . Read...

In the Matter of Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Federal Election Commission, April 18, 2006 [conciliation agreement to pay a $3.8 million fine to settle accusations that Freddie Mac directly raised campaign funds for members of Congress in violation of...