Eight former Serbian police officers went on trial Monday in Belgrade's special war crimes court charged with the slaying of 48 ethnic Albanians in Kosovo in 1999. Their commander pleaded not guilty; the remaining defendants will enter...
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Australian Attorney General Philip Ruddock is reconsidering the removal from Australian libraries of books which the government fears may incite terrorist activity. In a television interview Monday Ruddock expressed a willingness to allow structured and limited...
A federal judge Monday denied motions by former Alabama governor Don Siegelman and former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy to overturn their corruption convictions. US District Judge Mark Fuller ruled there...
The White House announced Monday that the Bush administration will allow US military aid for nearly two dozen countries that have not signed so-called Article 98 agreements which shield US soldiers from prosecution before...
Germany should consider amending its penal code to allow the use of swastikas in anti-Nazi materials, Justice Minister Brigitte Zypries said Monday. Zypries' remarks follow Friday's decision by a state court in...
The US Supreme Court Monday turned back a number of cases brought before it for appeal, including that of a Maine advocacy group which the Court deemed moot. The nonprofit Christian Civic League of Maine had challenged a...
Mexico urged President Bush on Monday to veto the Secure Fence Act of 2006 authorizing the construction of a 700-mile fence along the US-Mexico border . A spokesman for Mexican President Vicente...
The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) has been hit with new voter fraud allegations stemming from an aggressive voter registration drive focusing on helping poor people overcome obstacles to the ballot. Philadelphia has reported...
UK Conservative Party shadow Home Secretary David Davis attacked the ruling Labour party Monday for passing anti-terror laws limiting traditional freedoms, valuing the rights of criminals over those of defendants, failing to prosecute terrorists, and releasing foreign...
A new law coming into effect Monday in England and Wales requires criminal defendants to pass a financial means test to qualify for free legal aid in cases before magistrates' courts. The Criminal Defence Service Act of 2006...
