Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina went on trial on one of two alleged extortion charges in a Dhaka courtroom Wednesday, according to a court official cited by Reuters. Sheikh Selim, a former Minister of...

The Iraqi cabinet passed a draft law on Wednesday that would grant a general pardon to "innocent" detainees held in Iraqi and US prisons in the country, according to an Iraqi official speaking to AFP Wednesday. Currently, there are...

Cambodian students and Buddhist monks protested Tuesday in Phnom Penh, asking the Extraordinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) to quickly begin trials against former leaders of the late-1970s Khmer Rouge communist regime for crimes...

Italian police have arrested former Uruguayan naval intelligence officer Nestor Jorge Fernandez Troccoli for crimes relating to the kidnapping and murder of Italian citizens and others who opposed South American military dictators during the 1980s, according to Italian media...

An Israeli military prosecutor has concluded that Israel's use of cluster bombs during the 2006 Lebanon war was justified and did not violate any standards of international law, according to an Israeli army statement...

The Lebanese government Monday presented a draft law to amend the Lebanese constitution so that Gen. Michel Suleiman can become president of Lebanon. Under the present Lebanese constitution the presidency cannot be held by...

UN and Dutch government representatives have signed an agreement under which the Netherlands will host the new international tribunal investigating the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri . UN Assistant Secretary-General for Legal Affairs...

Representatives of Nepal's leading political parties signed an agreement Sunday that would abolish the country's monarchy as part of a plan to bring members of Communist Party of Nepal - Maoists (CPN-M) back into the country's government....

Indian police Saturday arrested two men allegedly belonging to the Bangladesh-based Harkatul Jihad Al-Islami militant group who they say were "part of a close network that provided local support to the terrorists" responsible for bomb blasts at...

The National Labor Relations Board has ruled that employers can ban union-related e-mails as part of a general policy against solicitations from outside organizations while still allowing employees to relay personal messages. In a decision made...