Canadian Federal Court judge Marshall Rothstein was formally appointed as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada Wednesday two days after appearing before a committee of Canadian parliamentarians in the first public questioning...

Afghan authorities on Wednesday regained control of the Policharki prison after four days of rioting that was allegedly started by al Qaeda and Taliban convicts. Deputy Justice Minister Mohammed Qasim Hashimzai reported that...

Within hours of the court-appointed deadline, leaders of the flight attendants union have reached a tentative settlement with bankrupt Northwest Airlines (NWA) , after the two sides spent over 24 straight hours at the negotiating table...

Ranking US Senate Judiciary Committee Democrat Patrick Leahy rapped Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Wednesday after Gonzales sent a letter to Judiciary Committee members purporting to offer clarifications of his testimony last month on the...

The US Senate Rules and Administration Committee has unanimously approved the Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2006 , which incorporates only modest curbs on privately financed trips and earmarks. If the bill is...

Secretary General's report under Article 52 ECHR on the question of secret detention and transport of detainees suspected of terrorist acts, notably by or at the instigation of foreign agencies, Terry Davis, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, March...

The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld a 24-hour informed consent abortion law in a unanimous decision, ruling that the law does not violate the Missouri constitution . The law requires doctors to wait 24 hours after...

Philippines President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said Wednesday that she will not immediately lift the state of emergency in the Philippines, rejecting calls that she immediately lift her earlier order. Arroyo...

An Uzbek court sentenced opposition activist Nodira Khidayatova to ten years in prison Wednesday for embezzlement and tax evasion. Khidayatova, a leading member of the Sunshine Uzbekistan Coalition (SUC) , was arrested in December after returning...

A bill banning same-sex marriage passed the Republican-majority Wisconsin State Legislature Tuesday evening and will be presented to voters on the state ballot in November. Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle (D-WI),...