Charges will not be brought against a US Army captain for allegedly ordering his subordinates to kill Iraqi insurgents in retaliation for an attack on a US base, the Army announced Friday. Captain Michael Cunningham was facing possible charges...

An announcement allowing limited use of cameras in the UK Court of Appeal is expected shortly, according to an article in the Sunday Times. The decision to televise appellate proceedings comes after a six week pilot program ...

Foreign and Commonwealth Office legal advice on Iraq, published by the London Sunday Times on June 19, 2005 [leaked memo indicating that British Government ministers were forewarned by senior officials that the 2002 US and UK pre-war air strikes against...

Hundreds of thousands of protesters converged on Madrid Saturday to protest proposed legislation that would recognize same sex marriage. The lower house of the Spanish Parliament approved the measure in April , and the Senate is...

A leaked British Foreign and Commonwealth Office memorandum published by the London Sunday Times indicates that British government ministers were forewarned by senior officials that the 2002 US and UK pre-war air strikes against Iraq were...

The Iranian Judiciary detained a number of people on suspicion of election violations Saturday, a day after Iran's presidential election and six days before the top two candidates face each other in a runoff vote. President Bush...

The Sudanese leadership in Khartoum signed an accord Saturday with the National Democratic Alliance , a group of 13 opposition parties. The agreement, hailed by Sudanese President Omar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir as...

Prisoners released from the US detention facility at Guantanamo Bay and returned to their home countries should be closely monitored to prevent their torture at the hands of their governments, according to a group of lawyers,...

Thirteen refugees being held in immigration detention centers in Australia inflicted wounds upon themselves Saturday, protesting recent reforms in Australia's immigration policies that stop short of freeing all "unauthorised arrivals" currently imprisoned in refugee camps. The Australian...

Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack announced Friday that he will sign an order on July 4 to restore voting rights to felons who have completed their sentences. The decision will end a system that had disqualified one out...