Algerian Guantanamo Bay detainee Ahmed Belbacha filed an emergency appeal with the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit Monday to stop the government from transferring him from Guantanamo Bay to his home...

A group of US House Democrats said Monday that they plan to pursue a resolution instructing the House Judiciary Committee to launch an investigation into whether to impeach Attorney General Alberto Gonzales ....

Former Khmer Rouge prison chief Kaing Khek Iev, also known as Duch, was charged with crimes against humanity Tuesday by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) . Duch...

Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Internal Revenue Service searched the home of US Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) Monday as part of an investigation into Stevens' relationship with VECO Corp. founder Bill Allen, who...

A federal judge Thursday ordered the federal government to pay Peter Limone, Joseph Salvati , and the families of two other men who died while in jail over $101 million after finding the government liable for...

Federal authorities have arrested and charged a former school teacher for accepting kickbacks from contractors attempting to obtain military contracts in Iraq, the US Justice Department announced Thursday. Carolyn Blake is alleged to have been involved...

Former Bangladeshi Telecommunications Minister Aminul Huq was sentenced to 31 years imprisonment Thursday for aiding Islamic extremists executed in March for the murder of two judges in 2005. The militants acted as part of a terror campaign...

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra failed to attend a meeting Thursday with the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) which is probing possible tax evasion allegedly committed by Thaksin during his tenure...

The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled Wednesday that unmarried couples are subject to domestic violence statutes , despite the fact that the law refers to those "living as a spouse." The case arose when a man...

Five opposition members in Ethiopia asked for pardons on Wednesday after pleading guilty to charges of attempting to overthrow the government. The five submitted a letter to High Court Judge Adil Ahmed saying that they did...