The US Department of Defense (DOD) has the right to decide which issues it will negotiate with labor unions, according to a Friday decision by the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit [official...
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other European Union (EU) leaders criticized Russia's human rights record in a series of exchanges at a press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday, marking the...
Kazakhstan's parliament removed term limits on the rule of President Nursultan Nazarbayev Friday, effectively allowing him to remain president for life. The measure only applies to Nazarbayev, and subsequent presidents would have to...
The White House reiterated President Bush's "full confidence" in embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales at Friday morning's press gaggle . White House spokesman Tony Fratto said that the administration considers next week's proposed Senate vote of...
Ohio Governor Ted Strickland said Thursday that he believes the state's 2004 constitutional amendment banning gay marriage could prevent the state from outlawing sexual orientation or gender identity discrimination in the private sector. Strickland created...
A study released Friday by the OpenNet Initiative (ONI) has found a "substantial growth in the scale, scope and sophistication" of Internet censorship worldwide. The study, focusing on state-mandated censorship, found evidence of content...
Authorities in Afghanistan have sentenced two Tolo Television journalists for "violating mass media law" and disobeying orders of the attorney general, according to state-controlled Afghanistan National Television (ANTV) Wednesday. In April, Afghan Attorney General...
The US House of Representatives voted 220-208 Thursday to pass an amendment to the FY'08 Defense Authorization Bill to require the Office of the Secretary of Defense to...
Nigerian union leaders Thursday called for a two-day national strike to protest the May 29 inauguration of president-elect Umaru Yar'Adua , who they say was elected fraudulently. The strike, which will involve both blue-collar and white-collar unions, is...
A court in India sentenced five people to three years in prison and a fine of $610 each Friday for their role in the deadly 1993 Mumbai bombings that killed 257 people and injured...
