The Mexican Senate will vote Wednesday on a bill to reduce the punishment for possessing "personal use" amounts of certain drugs for first-time offenders, Mexican lawmakers announced Monday. The bill imposes only a fine on first-time offenders...

The cabinet of the Somali transitional government approved a new anti-terrorism law allowing sentences of life imprisonment or execution for engaging in or funding terrorist activity, Somalia's Information Minister Madow Nunow Mohamed announced Monday. The law, which...

A Sudanese Foreign Ministry official said Monday that Sudan will prevent a UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) investigation team from entering the country unless the UN agrees to replace team member Bertrand Ramcharan [official...

The Philippine Senate passed an anti-terrorism bill on Tuesday which will allow authorities to detain suspected terrorists for up to three days without filing charges. The legislation also includes a provision that grants wrongfully detained...

Three former US Army officers and two civilians were indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday for charges relating to a scheme to defraud the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) in Iraq. Army Colonel Curtis G. Whiteford,...

Military officials announced Wednesday that the US Navy admiral overseeing US Southern Command has endorsed six of the seven recommendations made by US Army Col. Richard Bassett in a probe of alleged detainee abuse at Guantanamo Bay...

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Tuesday that the three oil drilling companies charged with violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act have agreed to a plea agreement settling the case for $26...

Opening arguments were heard on Wednesday in a defamation action brought by the Paris Mosque and the Union of Islamic Organizations of France against Charlie-Hebdo magazine and director Philippe Val for...

Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs called on four of the largest record companies who distribute their music through iTunes to allow Apple to sell music without anti-piracy protection in an letter placed on Apple's website Tuesday. Jobs...

Afghan President Hamid Karzai is expected to reject a proposed amnesty resolution that would grant pardons for crimes committed during the 25 years of war in Afghanistan , according to spokesman Karim Rahimi...