A Palestinian court has thrown out election result in parts of Rafah , a town in the Gaza Strip where Hamas had made a strong showing. Supporters of the Fatah movement, led by President Mahmoud...

Cambodia's National Assembly came to an agreement with the US government Wednesday regarding the nonsurrender of current or former US government officials and employees to the International Criminal Court . The US Embassy in Phnom Penh...

British Prime Minister Tony Blair unveiled a new plan Tuesday to introduce national ID cards for the first time since World War II. The proposed ID cards, which would carry biometric details such as fingerprints...

The American Civil Liberties Union is joining four other groups to sue the FBI claiming the bureau ignored a Freedom of Information Act request. The ACLU sought information regarding the extent of anti-terrorism task...

Seeking to curb piracy, China has announced new rules to take effect later this month that will make ISPs liable if they host content that violates copyright. ISPs that don't remove illegal content face fines of...

A Spanish judge indicted 13 suspected Islamic militants Wednesday on charges of forming terror cells in the al Qaeda network. The men, mostly Moroccan, were arrested in raids last October when Spanish police claim to have stopped the suspects...

After almost a decade of delays, Russia and Estonia formally agreed upon a deal fixing borders between the two countries Wednesday. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet signed two...

In the wake of conflicting reports, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour on Wednesday urged an independant probe of reports of killings by Uzbekistan security forces. Witnesses say over 500 demonstrators were killed [JURIST...

Senate Republicans picked Priscilla Owen and Janice Rogers Brown in the battle with Democrats over nominations to the federal judiciary. Owen is set to be renominated Wednesday with...

With a close vote already expected in France , a UK group has released a poll showing more than half of British voters oppose the European Constitution . Vote No complains that the new...