A federal judge ruled Monday that White House visitor logs are public documents , rejecting a Bush administration bid to have the logs treated as confidential presidential records. Visitor logs are compiled by the...

Former Uruguay military dictator and army chief Gregorio Alvarez was charged Monday with crimes against humanity allegedly committed during the country's 1973-85 period of military rule and specifically for his alleged role in the secret...

Incoming Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez Monday dismissed Argentinian coast guard head Carlos Fernandez, one week after former Argentinian coast guard officer and torture suspect Hector Febres was found dead in his military jail...

The government of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has amended the controversial Public Order and Security Act , according to Monday media reports. The law prohibits public political gatherings without prior police approval. If police turn down...

Iran has charged women's rights activists Ronak Safarzadeh and Hana Abdi with acting "against national security" by allegedly participating in terrorist acts, an Iranian judge said Sunday. The two women were arrested in October...

Former Hollinger International President David Radler was sentenced Monday by a US federal judge to 29 months in prison. Radler pleaded guilty in 2005 to one count of mail fraud after agreeing to serve...

Prosecutors in Malaysia on Monday dropped attempted murder charges brought against 26 ethnic Indians for their role in anti-discrimination demonstrations held last month. The defendants have instead pleaded guilty to lesser charges of illegal assembly,...

New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine on Monday signed into law a bill ending the use of capital punishment , making New Jersey the first state to abolish the use of the death penalty since the US...

The Bush administration has proposed a draft regulation that would give political appointees in the Defense Department a role in the promotion of military lawyers working as members of the Judge Advocate General Corps, the Boston Globe reported over...

An Act to Eliminate the Death Penalty, December 17, 2007 . Read the full text of the bill . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here....