Bangladesh on Friday executed six Islamic militants convicted in the 2005 murders of two judges . Authorities previously stated that the executions were scheduled to occur in April . The six militants, members of...

The Thua Thien Hue Provincial People's Court in Vietnam sentenced dissident Catholic priest Father Thadeus Nguyen Van Ly to eight years' imprisonment Friday for distributing anti-government documents and communicating with foreign pro-democracy activists. Ly...

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a civil contempt ruling against former University of South Florida professor Sami al-Arian Friday, rejecting al-Arian's argument that his plea...

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Saturday defended proposed constitutional amendments - including those that will prohibit religious political parties and give the state sweeping power to prosecute terror-related offenses in special courts -...

Colombian appellate judge Leonor Perdomo ordered the release of ex-intelligence chief Jorge Noguera Friday on the grounds that Noguera was "illegally and unconstitutionally being deprived of his freedom" because chief prosecutor Mario Iguaran had not personally issued...

The individual records of approximately 90 percent of juvenile inmates in Texas will be examined following allegations by families and community activists that prison officials arbitrarily extended sentences or in retaliation for inmates filing grievances. Commission Special Master Jay...

Documents released Friday night by the US Department of Justice show the direct involvement of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales in a November 27 meeting to fire eight US Attorneys ,...

Iran detained eight British Royal Navy sailors and seven Royal Marines in waters along the disputed Iraq-Iran border Friday, denouncing the British forces for their "illegal and interventionist" into Iranian territorial waters. British Foreign...

Hundreds of Pakistani lawyers in business suits clashed with police Saturday, throwing rocks after riot police fired teargas to disrupt a gathering to protest the suspension of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry . The clash took...

African Union chairman Alpha Oumar Konare Saturday urged Zimbabwe to "respect human rights and democratic principles" in the wake of this week's arrest and alleged abuse of opposition leader and presidential hopeful Morgan...