Indonesia Monday announced the membership of a 10-member Truth and Friendship Commission formed to investigate the 1999 violence in East Timor that left around 1,400 dead. Half will hail from Indonesia with the other half coming from...

The lawyer representing the family of Iranian-Canadian photographer Zahra Kazemi , who died in Iranian custody in July 2003 amidst allegations of torture and abuse , was arrested over the weekend on charges of spying. Abdolfattah Soltani...

Two former military prosecutors characterized the military tribunals at Guantanamo as "a fraud" and rigged" in e-mails written last year and just obtained by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Major Robert Preston wrote to his superviser:I consider...

New York Governor George Pataki said late Sunday that he will veto legislation that would permit women to purchase the "morning-after" pill without a prescription, a decision criticized by pro-choice groups as simply an effort...

The US Department of Justice released its first report on prison rape on Sunday in accordance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 , but admitted that most incidents were probably never reported...

AP is reporting that a Bush administration official says President Bush on Monday will make a recess appointment to install controversial nominee John Bolton to be US ambassador to the UN without need for Senate confirmation, a day after...

Mouwaffak al-Rubaie, Iraq's national security adviser, told CNN on Sunday that he expects the trial of Saddam Hussein before the Iraqi Special Tribunal to take place prior to the scheduled October...

After US officials applied itense pressure over the weekend, Humam Hammoudi, the head of the Iraq's constitutional drafting committee agreed Monday to adhere to the original August 15 deadline to complete the draft after the committee announced...

Stem cell bill sponsor Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) said Sunday that Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) gave his position a "a big boost" after changing his stance and supporting Specter's plan to ease restrictions...

Former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic may be able to serve his expected prison sentence in Russia close to where his wife lives, according to a plan being supported by officials in the US and...