Bangladeshi authorities arrested former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed following a raid on her home Monday, accusing Hasina of extorting approximately $1.16 million from two businessmen. Hasina is also accused of involvement in the political assassination [JURIST...

Peruvian Extradition Unit Chief Omar Chehade on Sunday criticized a Chilean court ruling denying a Peruvian request for the extradition of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori , characterizing it as slanted and partial...

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles confirmed Sunday that it has reached a $660 million settlement with 552 plaintiffs in multiple outstanding clergy sexual abuse lawsuits against its priests. The settlement, which still must...

A controversial new anti-terrorism law took effect in the Philippines Sunday despite the objections of local Roman Catholic bishops , opposition politicians, and activists who mounted small protests across the country marking the occasion. The Human Security Act...

Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh announced Saturday that Ali Hassan al-Majid, often called "Chemical Ali", will be hanged in the Kurdish town of Halabja where a notorious 1988 gas attack by Saddam Hussein's forces...

Russian President Vladimir Putin formally suspended Russia's participation in the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty Saturday, signing a presidential decree prohibiting NATO inspection and verification at Russian military facilities as well...

A group of six Democratic senators sent a letter to the US State Department Friday, urging Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to take more steps to ensure that detainees transferred out of Guantanamo Bay ...

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Friday announced the proposed launch of two oversight offices dedicated to reviewing the DOJ's National Security Division and the FBI's...

US Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General Glenn A. Fine has urged the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs to strengthen the role of the DOJ's Office of the Inspector General (OIG) by...

US House Judiciary Committee chairman John Conyers (D-MI) issued a subpoena Friday to the Republican National Committee (RNC) to turn over any emails on the US Attorney firings sent by White...