Reformist Egyptian judges Mahmud Mekki and Hisham Al Bastawissi face disciplinary hearings before Justice Minister Mahmud Abuleil, a judicial source reported Monday. The judges may possibly be terminated for leaking information to the press during last year's parliamentary elections...

A social worker testified Monday that convicted Sept. 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui led a troubled childhood and adolescence that ultimately led him to radical Islamic beliefs, although Moussaoui spurned the testimony as he was...

Tyco. has agreed to pay the US Securities and Exchange Commission a $50 million civil penalty and a $1 disgorgement fee for fraudulent accounting procedures used between 1996 through...

A Serbian war crimes prosecutor on Monday announced an investigation into alleged war crimes committed by 10 Kosovo Albanian rebels during the 1999 conflict in the region. According to the announcement, three crimes involving two missing...

The US Supreme Court on Monday issued a summary opinion in Gonzales v. Thomas, 05-552, holding that the 9th Circuit had prematurely decided the asylum claims of a South African family. The...

A federal jury has found former Illinois Governor George Ryan guilty on multiple counts of corruption and fraud . Ryan was charged along with lobbyist Lawrence Warner in connection with a bribes-for-licenses scandal originating...

Leading Monday's international brief, Japan has raised concerns that a navigation ban on commercial ships in part of the East China Sea may actually violate Japan's sovereignty and international law under the UN Convention on the...

A controversial Russian law imposing restrictions on domestic and foreign nongovernmental organizations operating in the country took effect Monday. The new law, signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin in January, implements strict registration requirements, imposes financial oversight...

The US Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear the appeal of two Chinese Uighur detainees who continue to be held at Guantanamo Bay despite a determination that they are not...

Israeli police arrested seven Hamas members of the Palestinian Legislative Council in Jerusalem on Sunday, including top MP Mohammed Abu Teir. Jerusalem police claimed that the men were violating a decree banning a political rally in the...