The Washington Post reported Wednesday that a far wider range of White House officials than originally known have been interviewed by prosecutors investigating the Valerie Plame leak. The probe has questioned former CIA director George J. Tenet...
The UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda on Wednesday sent 10 cases for suspects in the country's 1994 genocide to Rwandan national courts, citing a need to meet its deadline of completing all trials...
The UN High Commission for Refugees began airlifting Uzbek refugees from Kyrgyzstan Wednesday amidst concerns for their safety there . As many as 455 refugees will eventually be relocated . The refugees fled a...
Last week's subway shooting death of a Brazilian man erroneously believed to be a suicide bomber has sparked a debate in Britain over anti-terrorism tactics and racial profiling. Under the Terrorism Act of 2000 , British...
On a surprise visit to Iraq Wednesday, US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld told reporters, "Now's the time to get on with it," regarding the impending August 15 deadline for submitting a new Iraq constitution [JURIST news...
Approximately 600 suspected Islamic militants have been arrested in a week-long, nationwide effort by Pakistani security forces. Pakistan officials say that those arrested include 295 people belonging to banned militant groups and 300 others including clerics, prayer leaders, and...
Select provisions of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 are scheduled to expire in 2007, and activists disagree on whether or not they should be made permanent. The most debated provision is one that requires certain...
Republican members of the Senate Judiciary committee and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) have urged committee chairman Arlen Specter (R-PA) to begin confirmation hearings on US Supreme Court nominee John Roberts during...
Gregory Casey, a former executive for Qwest Communications , has reached an agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to pay $2.1 million to settle civil charges . Casey was one of...
The US is set to announce a new global warming pact with China, India, Australia, and South Korea on Thursday, diplomats in Vientiane said Wednesday. US Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick , who is currently attending the...