An anonymous Western diplomat told AFP Wednesday that the United States is lobbying for Iran to go before the UN Security Council if it does not comply with a September 3 deadline to stop the nuclear fuel...

Roy v. Secretary for Justice, Hong Kong High Court, Judge Michael Hartmann, August 24, 2005 . Read the full text...

A Kenyan judge Wednesday called for medical examinations of six suspects who allege they were tortured by police in the murder investigation of Roman Catholic Bishop Luigi Locati , who was shot to death in July. The men...

Leading Wednesday's states brief, a New Jersey court of appeals ruled today that out-of-state companies with no physical presence in the state may be taxed on sales of their goods. State Treasurer John McCormac...

A US federal judge has ruled that there is enough evidence for families of the 17 sailors who died in the 2000 terror attack in Yemen on the USS Cole to...

Former Abu Ghraib commander Janis Karpinski has alleged that US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld personally signed a memorandum authorizing extreme interrogation techniques used at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison . In an interview ...

Senators Charles Schumer and Russ Feingold said Wednesday that they expected US Supreme Court nominee John Roberts to address why he chose not to recuse himself from the Hamdan v. Rumsfeld [PDF...

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that a Navajo tribal court can proceed with its prosecution of Russell Means even though he is not a member of the tribe. Means,...

Christian Coalition founder Pat Robertson said Wednesday that his remarks earlier this week seeming to call for the assassination of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez were misinterpreted. Speaking Monday on the Christian Broadcast Network's The 700...

David Radler, former President and COO of Hollinger International and former publisher of the Chicago Sun-Times, will plead guilty to fraud charges, his lawyer said Wednesday. Radler was indicted last...