In a swift reversal from its announcement last week, the Pakistani government has taken away the passport of gang-rape victim Mukhtar Mai , according to an official from the US State Department speaking Tuesday. The official, who asked...

The British government Tuesday weathered an attempt by opposition MPs and some Labour Party backbenchers to stop its proposed Racial and Religious Hatred Bill when an amendment to block the bill failed by...

The White House Tuesday snubbed a proposal to create an independent commission to look into detainee abuse at US detention facilities, especially Guantanamo. White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan pointed to some 10 previous investigations and maintained...

Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet suffered a stroke Tuesday and was taken to the hospital a day before the Santiago Appeals Court was to consider whether he could be tried for crimes against his...

Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski said Tuesday that holding a planned referendum in Poland on the EU constitution in October was "unrealistic." Kwasniewski, set to leave office after his second term expires this October, said...

A federal appeals court in Chicago has thrown out a lawsuit filed by student journalists at Governors State University who claimed that the Dean of Student Affair's demand to review their newspaper before it went to press...

Adelphia Communications Corp. founder John Rigas has been sentenced to 15 years for bank fraud, securities fraud, and conspiracy.5:02 PM ET - AP is reporting that former Adelphia chief financial officer Timothy Rigas has been sentenced to...

The Presbyterian Church (USA) has formally adopted 11 changes to its constitution in an effort to prevent and deal more harshly with sexual abuse by members of the clergy. The changes, to...

An Afghan government official said Monday that Afghan security forces have arrested three young Pakistani men on charges of planning to assassinate US ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad . The men were arrested Saturday in the province of Laghman, a...

The US Supreme Court Monday declined to consider whether hundreds of criminals sentenced prior to US v. Booker - a landmark ruling on federal sentencing guidelines - should receive reduced prison sentences, despite Justice Department urging...