Two men implicated in the growing scandal surrounding Texas Republican campaign groups associated with US House Majority Leader Tom DeLay have been charged with two additional felonies for violations in the 2002 election. Americans for a Republican...

US Chief Justice nominee John Roberts wrapped up a third day of confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday marked by more jousting with Democratic senators and strong support from Republicans....

Delta Airlines and Northwest Airlines , the third and fourth largest US air carriers, both filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday. The filings highlighted the financial distress of the airline industry, particularly after...

A US lumber industry trade group has challenged the constitutionality of the dispute settlement system under the North American Free Trade Agreement , arguing that the system violates due process. The Coalition for Fair Lumber...

The Australian government has backed away from proposals to strip citizenship from those convicted of terrorism offenses, instead suggesting that it may be more effective to monitor them. Australian Prime Minister John Howard originally supported removing citizenship...

Former Afghan mujahideen Abdul Rabb Rasoul Sayyaf said Wednesday that he supported an inquiry into abuses committed by fighters during the civil war in Afghanistan in the 1990s, but he rejected calls...

Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet can stand trial for an alleged campaign of abduction and murder of political opponents during his leadership, Chile's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. The ruling was the third by the...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and other leaders Tuesday called on Palestinians to halt looting and restore order following Israel's withdrawal earlier this week from the formerly occupied Gaza Strip . Celebrations and...

A US probe into allegations of abuse of detainees at Guantanamo Bay reported that distrust between military police and investigators led to problems at the prison facility, according to new documents obtained by the Associated Press...

Muslim scholars in Nigeria have begun a campaign promoting Sharia or Islamic law as a tool for actually improving conditions for local women. Ibrahim Naiya Sada, director of the Centre for Islamic Legal Studies at a top...