US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Monday that he will stay at the Department of Justice (DOJ) to improve its damaged image. In prepared testimony released Monday, Gonzales said that he...

Foreign ministers of EU member states began formal negotiations on the proposed Reform Treaty Monday. Foreign ministers convened the 2007 Intergovernmental Conference in Brussels, circulating drafts of the proposed treaty so...

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday reassured Venezuelans that any future socialist constitutional reforms will protect private property rights, dispelling what Chavez called "dogmatic" allegations by critics that the impending constitutional reforms will negate...

US Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) Sunday announced his intention to introduce two censure resolutions against President George W. Bush, Vice-President Dick Cheney, and other administration officials, saying that the formal condemnation is necessary because of...

US Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell insisted Sunday that the "United States does not engage in torture" , but refused to elaborate on the specific methods used during enhanced interrogations of terror suspects. In...

Bangkok police spokesperson Supisarn Bhakdinaruenart said Monday that six anti-coup protesters involved in Sunday's clash with police have been charged with disturbing the peace, injuring police, and destroying government property. The clash erupted after approximately 5,000 protesters,...

Russian Deputy Prosecutor General Alexander Zvyagintsev on Monday criticized evidence provided by the United Kingdom to support the extradition of Andrei Lugovoy for the poisoning-murder of former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko , saying...

A judge in Bangladesh sentenced Wadud Bhuiyan, a former lawmaker in the country, to 20 years in jail Sunday for acquiring land and property through corruption and abuse of power. The judge also ordered Bhuiyan, a...

A lawyer for former Saddam Hussein-era deputy prime minister Tariq Aziz said Saturday that Aziz was taken to a US military hospital in Balad this week after he fainted several times in the US-run...

Former Eagle Global Logistics (EGL) executive Kevin Andre Smoot pleaded guilty Friday in US District Court to making a false statement and violating the Anti-Kickback Act . Last year, EGL, a Houston-based company hired by Halliburton subsidiary...