An Indonesian court convicted a Muslim cleric Thursday for assisting in the 2004 bombing outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta that killed twelve people and wounded over 200. Heri Sigu Samboja was found guilty of two counts...

A federal judge approved a $2.1 million civil settlement Wednesday for former Qwest Communications executive Gregory M. Casey, who was charged in a civil lawsuit for his alleged involvement in an accounting...

Leaders of Canada's three opposition political parties said Thursday that the government should launch an expanded probe into situations where Canadian citizens have been investigated by federal authorities but tortured abroad, echoing a similar request made by human rights...

A federal judge Wednesday issued a temporary restraining order stopping the Base Closure and Realignment Commission from removing fighter jets at Bradley Air National Guard base in Connecticut. Connecticut filed a lawsuit [PDF complaint; JURIST...

Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko sacked his cabinet Thursday and accepted the resignation of his national security chief in the face of accusations of corruption only eight months after he came into office on pledges to...

A Georgian man who allegedly threw a grenade at President Bush while he was speaking in Tbilisi in May was indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday. Vladimir Arutinian , who already has been...

Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Thursday outlined tough new anti-terror laws that would give police great power to electronically track suspects and detain them for up to 48 hours. Howard offered details on the proposal at...

The Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq officially announced Thursday that a referendum on the draft Iraqi constitution would be held October 15 , but UN officials said they were still waiting...

The chief lawyer for former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein said Thursday that Hussein has not confessed to executions or directing a bloody campaign against Iraqi Kurds that reportedly killed thousands. Khalil Dulaimi said in a statement...

An opposition Egyptian presidential candidate said Thursday that he would seek a rerun of elections held Wednesday after reports from monitors that widespread fraud and violations had occurred . Ayman Nour , the best-known of nine challengers...