The draft Iraqi constitution is expected to receive final approval by the constitutional drafting committee in coming days after the committee agreed Thursday to changes that appeared to ease tensions over the text. Abbas...

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was re-elected to another six-year term in a landslide victory announced Friday following Wednesday's multi-candidate presidential vote, the first held in Egypt . The Presidential Election Commission ...

Irish voters remain undecided about the proposed European Constitution despite plans to hold an Irish referendum on the document, according to a report issued Friday by the European Commission Representation in Ireland . The...

Faced with a daunting task of recovery after Hurricane Katrina , groups from the Gulf region have sought money from Congress, but they have also sought relief from myriad federal laws that could potentially hinder efforts to...

ICTY Chief Prosecutor Carla del Ponte has said that the handover of a top fugitive may not be necessary for a positive recommendation needed by Croatia to begin its bid for EU membership. The International Criminal Tribunal...

AP is reporting that US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff is relieving FEMA Director Michael Brown of his role in managing the federal government's Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. Brown will reportedly be replaced by...

Emergency legislation allowing federal courts in New Orleans to relocate operations in the wake of Hurricane Katrina was signed by President Bush Thursday. Faced with a halt in judicial work at courthouses in the...

Hundreds of human rights supporters protested Thursday in European and North American cities over a proposal in the Canadian province of Ontario to set up special courts applying Islamic law on family issues. An Ontario government report ...

Eight Russians previously held at Guantanamo Bay are planning to sue the US for illegally detaining them, a Russian radio station reported Thursday. Among the eight, Airat Vakhitov has been the most vocal, working with rights...

A military jury acquitted US Army Sgt. Darin Broady Thursday of charges of alleged abuse, making Broady the second reservist cleared in the death of an Afghan detainee in 2002 at Bagram Air Base. Broady...