Chile's Senate on Wednesday passed reforms to the country's constitution put in place by former dictator Augusto Pinochet that reduce the presidential term to four years from six and limit military build-up. Sen. Sergio Fernandez, who...

The US on Wednesday unveiled a draft of a UN Security Council resolution that would more clearly define associations with groups such as al Qaeda and the Taliban. Currently, sanctions impose weapons and travel bans along with...

Sunni clerics complained of more rights abuses by Iraq's mostly-Shiite security forces in Iraq on Wednesday, further complicating efforts to encourage Sunni participation in Iraq's political process. The bodies of 11 Sunni men - including one cleric...

Russia has demanded the extradition from the United States of Leonid Nevzlin , a former Yukos executive and majority shareholder accused of ordering murders. Nevzlin now lives in exile in Israel, but was in...

A military investigator appearing Wednesday before the Senate Armed Services Committee told lawmakers that certain terrorist suspects at Guantanamo Bay were degraded and abused by interrogators, but not tortured. Air Force Lt. Gen. Randall...

The US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments Wednesday in a challenge to Montana District Court Judge Richard Cebull's March ruling barring the resumed importation of Canadian cattle to the US. US attorney...

Following up on a story previously reported in JURIST’s Paper Chase, the House Select Committee on Intelligence Wednesday approved several measures porposed by Democrats during a markup session that would limit on governmental power under the Patriot...

French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy announced Wednesday that his country will retake full control of its borders within the EU. Sarkozy cited security concerns created after the London bombings last week for the decision to activate the...

Leading Wednesday's corporations and securities news, shareholders of Sprint and Nextel approved Sprint's $36 billion bid to purchase Nextel. In a joint press release, the companies announced that 97 percent of voters approved of the...

Leading Wednesday's states brief, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled today that citizens cannot sue Dow Chemical Company for the costs of testing for future dioxin-related health problems. The court stated that medical monitoring is not a legal...