James Ford Seale , alleged to have been a member of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) , was sentenced to three life sentences Friday for his role in the kidnapping and death of two 19-year old...

A UK judge Thursday ordered British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith to hold off deportations of failed asylum seekers to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) pending a determination by an Asylum and Immigration...

US Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell has confirmed that telecommunications companies have provided vital cooperation to the warrantless domestic wiretapping program , the New York Times reported Friday. In an interview with the...

The 2007 Permanent Constitution for the Kingdom of Thailand, August 24, 2007 . Read the full text of the constitution in English and in Thai . Reported in...

Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko said Friday that he establish a body to draft a new Ukrainian constitution and will propose amendments to clarify the distribution of power between the presidency, parliament, and the cabinet. In remarks...

US Assistant Attorney General Wan J. Kim has resigned as head of the Justice Department's embattled Civil Rights Division . Kim's resignation, announced Thursday, is effective the end of the month. Attorney General Alberto...

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has refused to block organic food company Whole Foods Market from buying rival grocer Wild Oats Markets . US District Judge Paul Friedman refused to issue an...

International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia Chief Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte will serve as Switzerland's ambassador to Argentina when her term as ICTY prosecutor expires at the end of the year, the Swiss Foreign...

A US Marines investigating officer has recommended that murder charges be dropped against Lance Cpl. Stephen Tatum for his role in the killing and suspected cover-up of the death of 24 Iraqi civilians at Haditha [USMC timeline;...

Pakistan Muslim League and Nawaz Sharif v. Federation of Pakistan, Supreme Court of Pakistan, August 23, 2007 [ruling that former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif can return to the country, effectively ending the 10-year exile imposed after Sharif was deposed...