Letter from Judge Samuel Alito, Jr. to Senator Arlen Specter, with responses to additional questions posed by senators following his confirmation hearings, January 20, 2005. Read the full text of the responses . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here....

A European diplomat said Saturday that Russia will not likely support last week's draft resolution that would refer Iran to the UN Security Council over its nuclear program unless there is...

Many Iraqis who voted for the new constitution in the October referendum have begun to call for amendments to its vague and controversial provisions. Those calling for amendments are concerned with the...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday indicated he plans to reject a second interview request from UN investigators running the probe into the bus bombing that killed former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri . Assad...

Nepalese police on Saturday used tear gas to disperse protesters gathered to demand democratic reforms in the country after King Gyanendra seized power from the interim government last year. Many of Saturday's protesters threw stones...

In an attempt to help resolve the conflict surrounding Indonesia's annexation of East Timor , East Timor President Xanana Gusmao presented a report to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Friday detailing alleged...

Two US military intelligence officers testified on Friday in the court-martial of Army Chief Warrant Officer Lewis Welshofer Jr. that the interrogation rules in place during the first months of the Iraq war were unclear and that...

US Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito on Friday provided additional written answers to questions submitted by Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding his views of a variety of legal issues and...

The Coalition for an Effective African Court on Human and People's Rights , an NGO based in South Africa, on Saturday criticized the process of nominating judges to the African Court on Human and Peoples'...

Defense lawyers for I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby , the former chief of staff for Vice President Dick Cheney indicted last October in the CIA leak case , said Friday they plan to subpoena journalists and news...