Two Iraqis claiming they were beaten by British soldiers following a demonstration that turned violent in 2004 said Tuesday that they would sue the UK military over the incident. According to Bassem Shaker, one of the two, he was...

Leading Tuesday's international brief, South Korea has nominated its Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon as a candidate for the office of the UN Secretary-General . The office, currently held by Kofi Annan is up for...

The Constitutional Court of Thailand on Tuesday agreed to consider a petition to impeach Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on suspicion that he illegally held shares in the Shin Corporation , a telecommunications giant that...

Saddam Hussein on Tuesday told the Iraqi High Criminal Court - formerly the Iraqi Special Tribunal - that he was on hunger strike in protest at the way chief judge Ra'uf Rasheed...

Just one month after New Orleans courts began preparations to resume trials , two New Orleans judges said that criminal courts may have to release as many as 4,000 indigent defendants, many of whom stand accused of felonies,...

US District Judge Ricardo Urbina on Monday issued a preliminary injunction preventing the US military from turning over US citizen and suspected terrorist Shawqi Omar to Iraqi officials. Omar, who the...

The controversial Identity Cards Bill narrowly passed its critical second reading in the British House of Commons Monday evening despite efforts by opposition parties and rebellious backbenchers from British Prime Minister Tony Blair's ...

As part of its probe into allegations that the CIA ran secret prisons in EU member countries, a committee of the European Parliament Monday outlined an investigation plan and reviewed a...

Defence Legislation Amendment (Aid to Civilian Authorities) Bill 2006, Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, February 13, 2006 ....

Hurricane Katrina Fraud Task Force: A Progress Report to the Attorney General, February 13, 2006 . Excerpt:Since the establishment of...