A Peruvian judge on Tuesday ordered the release of Lori Berenson , a US citizen held since 1995 for collaboration with a Marxist rebel organization. Judge Jessica Leon Yarango cited good behavior, Berenson's renunciation...
Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini announced Tuesday that Italy will take two more detainees from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility . The announcement came during a meeting the US officials from the National Security Council,...
The Oklahoma House of Representatives on Tuesday voted 88-9 to put a constitutional amendment purporting to exempt state residents from the federal health care law on the November ballot. The vote comes...
A lawyer for ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Wednesday filed an appeal against an arrest warrant issued Tuesday on charges of terrorism. Thaksin is accused of involvement in...
The family of war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic will file a claim in the Belgrade District Court seeking to have the former military leader declared officially dead, according to Serbian...
The Oklahoma Senate voted 33-15 Tuesday to override the veto of bill that would require women seeking an abortion to complete a questionnaire. The vote comes a...
A collection of African civil society organizations on Monday issued a declaration urging greater cooperation between the International Criminal Court (ICC) and African nations during the upcoming ICC review conference. The group of 124 organizations called...
The Obama administration on Monday filed a brief urging the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by the state of Virginia challenging the constitutionality of the recently enacted health care reform law ....
Pakistan's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a Pakistani cleric accused by India of plotting the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks cannot be jailed due to lack of evidence. Hafiz Muhammad Saeed is...
A criminal court in Thailand issued an arrest warrant on Tuesday for ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra on charges of terrorism. Thaksin is accused of involvement in the the recent political violence...