UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Wednesday that the United Nations would be increasing surveillance of its procurement department after recent accusations that a senior official accepted close to $1 million in bribes from contractors. An internal investigative...

In a backlash against recent proposals for sweeping changes to Britain's terror laws , senior judges in the UK have warned lawmakers that they will stand against any move to undermine their independence in an effort to ensure...

AP is reporting that President Bush has said that new Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will be given a US visa so that he can attend UN meetings in New York. Earlier this week,...

The US military is scheduled to complete ongoing renovations to some areas of Guantanamo Bay by Monday, creating improved facilities for detainees who are deemed no longer a threat to the United States, Brig. General Jay...

Two political parties went to court in Kenya on Thursday to try and block a vote on a draft constitution, claiming that President Mwai Kibaki manipulated the text to increase his powers. Both the opposition Kenya African...

After last week's initial meeting , the Indonesia-East Timor truth commission officially opened Thursday in Bali. The commission to investigate the 1999 violence in East Timor is aimed at reconciliation and continued improving relations between the...

Proponents of a ballot initiative backed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger that would change the way political districts are drawn in California have lodged an appeal with the state Supreme Court asking that the issue be reinstated for...

AP is reporting that former WorldCom CFO Scott Sullivan has been sentenced to five years in prison for his role in the company's $11 billion accounting fraud, the largest in US history. Sullivan is the fifth former executive from...

Taysir Hayb, a former Israeli soldier, was sentenced Thursday to 8 years in prison following his manslaughter conviction by a military tribunal for the shooting of Tom Hurndall , a British peace activist . The...

Under new antiterrorism measures announced last week by British Prime Minister Tony Blair, UK police Thursday detained 10 foreigners, from countries including Jordan, Lebanon, and Algeria, who have been deemed to pose a security threat and scheduled...