KGW.com is reporting that the federal grand jury empaneled in the CIA leak probe has handed up an indictment for I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby , Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, on charges of...

An Italian court began hearings on Friday to decide if Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will stand trial for fraud in connection with his business holdings . Berlusconi has previously been cleared of...

The defense team for Saddam Hussein renewed its call for a change of venue for his trial on Friday, this time asking UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to put pressure on the US...

Dr. Rafil Dhafir, an oncologist in the Syracuse, New York area, was sentenced to 22 years in prison on Thursday after being convicted of 59 charges in February, including mail and wire fraud, conspiracy, tax evasion and money laundering....

Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation and Code of Conduct, UN Electoral Assistance Division, the Carter Center and the National Democratic Institute, endorsed by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, October 27, 2005. Read the full text of the Declaration ....

Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman pleaded not guilty on Thursday afternoon to charges related to what prosecutors are calling a "widespread racketeering conspiracy" . Former Chief of Staff Paul Hamrick and former state Transportation Director Mack...

Jailed Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky issued a statement on his defense website Thursday criticizing the Russian government and vowing to keep his case in the news: hoping that...

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party , led by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, on Friday proposed changes to the pacifist language of the country's constitution, originally written by US occupation forces in 1947. Article 9 of Japan's...

Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle has subpoenaed all 2002 e-mail correspondence to and from the three indicted associates of Rep. Tom DeLay , though the request was not made of DeLay. John...

UN officials have announced that Mexico will become the 100th nation to ratify the Rome Statute , the 1998 treaty creating the International Criminal Court , when Mexican officials deposit their ratification documents Friday. The court was...