A member of the Iraqi constitution drafting committee said Tuesday that the extended negotiations over the final wording of the draft constitution have ended without an agreement on changes to...

A closed session of the Iraqi National Assembly debated a broad new anti-terrorism bill Monday, which would authorize the execution of perpetrators and accomplices of offenses classified as terrorist acts. The bill reportedly includes the following as...

Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd v. Sharman License Holdings Ltd, Federal Court of Australia, September 5, 2005 [ruling that internet music file-sharing service Kazaa violates artists' copyrights by allowing its more than 100 million users to swap pirated digital music...

The chief of Iran's Judiciary said Monday that Iran objected to the "insignificant and petty" indictment on which former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein will be tried beginning October 19. The Iraqi government confirmed Sunday that Hussein and...

A Republican source said Monday that Senate leaders have agreed to postpone the start of the confirmation hearings for US Supreme Court nominee and now Chief Justice nominee John G. Roberts from Tuesday until at least Thursday,...

A prosecutor argued at the opening of a much-anticipated British court-martial Monday that seven British paratroopers patrolling in southern Iraq in 2003 killed an Iraqi civilian and abused others after stopping a truck carrying them...

Leading Monday's states brief, opponents of a recently approved Georgia voter identification law are expected to announce the filing of a federal lawsuit this week. The bill calls for voters to have photo identification and was recently...

British Prime Minister Tony Blair suggested Monday that a change may have to be made to Britain's Human Rights Act in order to allow the deportation of foreign Islamic extremists in the UK to home countries...

Kenya will hold its first-ever national referendum November 21 when voters decide on the country's new constitution , Kenyan officials announced Monday. The draft of the new charter has divided the country over issues...

The Federal Court in Australia ruled Monday that internet music filing sharing service Kazaa violates artists' copyrights by allowing its more than 100 million users to swap pirated digital music files over the internet. While...