A Russian court on Monday rejected the case against former Russian Atomic Minister Yevgeny Adamov , citing factual errors in court filings, and told prosecutors to develop the case further before presenting it to the...

A judge in Missouri heard arguments Monday in a lawsuit challenging a Missouri law requiring voters to show photo identification before being permitted to vote. The class-action lawsuit seeking a...

A hearing in China's case against former New York Times researcher Zhao Yan has been scheduled for Friday, Zhao's lawyer announced on Monday. Zhao is charged with providing state secrets to foreigners, and faces a possible...

UN nuclear inspectors said Monday that Iran has denied them access to an underground nuclear site, and UN officials said that by refusing to allow access Iran may be in violation of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty [PDF text; JURIST...

Former Burundi President Domitien Ndayizeye was arrested Monday in connection with an ongoing investigation into an alleged plot to overthrow the current government. Authorities say he was taken in for questioning by prosecutors. Earlier this month, Burundi...

Indonesian authorities on Monday stayed the executions of Amrozi Nurhasyim, Ali Gufron and Imam Samudra, three of the men convicted for the bombings that killed over 200 people at a Bali nightclub in 2002 , allowing time for...

Philippine President Gloria Arroyo on Monday appointed an independent commission to investigate "the series of extrajudicial killings of journalists and militant activists in the country." Arroyo has been criticized for the government's failure...

Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya on Sunday called for the release of Deputy Prime Minister and Hamas party member Nasser Shaer, who was arrested Saturday morning after Israeli soldiers forced entry into an apartment where...

Allegations of recruiting violations by the US military increased from 4,400 cases in 2004 to 6,600 cases in 2005 according to a report released by the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) on...

US Chief Justice John Roberts named Jeffrey P. Minear , former senior litigation counsel in the Office of the Solicitor General , as his top aide on Monday. Minear and...