A major Nepalese radio station appealed to the country's Supreme Court Sunday after its office was raided and equipment seized by Nepalese police on Friday. Kantipur FM filed a writ to the court to condemn the raid...

The FBI has conducted secret surveillance of US citizens and legal residents for up to 18 months without notifying the Justice Department, according to documents released Monday by the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) . EPIC made...

A former Guantanamo Bay detainee was arrested in Russia's Caucasus yesterday after evidence surfaced that he was involved in a rebel attack there last week. Rasul Kudayev was one of seven Russian nationals arrested by US...

The British government on Monday proposed allowing non-lawyers to partner with lawyers to run combined firms and the creation of an independent body to handle complaints against legal professionals. The proposed reforms to the legal profession in England and...

France's former Interior Minister Charles Pasqua said Monday that he did not profit from the now defunct UN Oil-for-Food Program in Iraq. A US Senate report ...

Chinese activist Peng Ming has been sentenced to life imprisonment for terrorist activities by Wuhan's Intermediate People's Court. The court found that Peng tried to overthrow the Communist Party by operating a terrorist training base in Myanmar,...

Sudan has agreed to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in its pursuit of rebel leaders from neighboring Uganda, Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said Thursday. The ICC has issued arrest warrants for five leaders...

Sunni Industry Minister Usama Abdul Aziz Al-Najafi said Friday that he expects a 'no' vote in the upcoming referendum on the proposed Iraqi constitution , scheduled for Saturday. The prediction comes despite a...