A Turkish criminal court on Tuesday began the trial of 33 retired and active naval officers accused of attempting to overthrow the government and establish military rule. The accused are before the Istanbul 12th High Criminal Court for their...

A Thai court on Tuesday charged 11 protest leaders with terrorism in connection with Thailand's latest round of political violence , denying them bail. The men held leadership positions in the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship...

Three members of the Kenyan Parliament were arrested Monday after being accused of hate speech in statements made against Kenya's proposed constitution . The three parliamentarians were among six that were accused of hate...

A Serbian appeals court on Tuesday upheld the conviction and sentences of three members of Serbia's "Scorpion" paramilitary group for the death of 14 civilians in March 1999 during the 1998-1999 Kosovo war . The...

A military judge on Monday ordered the release of US Marine Sgt. Lawrence Hutchins III, two months after his conviction for killing an Iraqi citizen was reversed by the Navy-Marine Court for Criminal Appeals [official...

Kyrgyzstan interim President Roza Otunbayeva on Tuesday announced that the referendum seeking approval of a new constitution and a popular mandate for the interim government will be held June 27 despite ongoing ethnic...

Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi on Tuesday called for the prosecution of those who committed fraud during the 2009 presidential election and vowed to continue leading the resistance movement against incumbent president Mahmoud...

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on Monday sent a letter to the Venezuelan government expressing their concern over the increasing threat to freedom of expression in the country. The IACHR cited three recent...

The Swiss Federal Assembly on Tuesday approved an agreement with the US that will allow Swiss bank UBS to disclose account information of clients suspected by the US government of...

The Israeli cabinet on Monday unanimously approved plans for an internal probe into the May 31 Israeli raid on several Turkish ships bound for the blockaded Gaza Strip . Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ...