Two French judges accompanied by police officers on Wednesday attempted to search France's presidential palace as part of an investigation into the 1995 death of French judge Bernard Borrel in Djibouti. The search was targeted...
The Iraqi Parliament on Wednesday received a draft oil law that would regulate how profits from the country's oil wells will be shared by the different ethnic groups in the country. President Bush has said he...
The US Senate Intelligence Committee questioned top intelligence officials, including National Intelligence Director John M. "Mike" McConnell and National Security Agency Director Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander , Tuesday at a hearing on the Bush...
The Iowa House of Representatives voted 59-37 Wednesday to approve a bill that will provide equal opportunity protection to gays and lesbians in employment, housing, and education. The House approved the bill after...
Bernard Ntuyahaga , a former Rwandan army major, denied at trial Monday any involvement in the 1994 murder of 10 Belgian peacekeepers and the Rwandan prime minister they were charged with protecting. Ntuyahaga said he was being used...
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Monday in US v. Santos 06-1005 , where the Court will consider the definition of proceeds in relation to illegal money laundering schemes under 18...
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom pledged Sunday to keep the city a haven for immigrants, saying that while he cannot stop US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from making arrests, he will try to...
Protests delayed a Wednesday Ukrainian Constitutional Court hearing to determine the legality of the April 2 decree by Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko that ordered parliament dissolved and new elections held. Riot police...
The Somali transitional government dismissed former parliamentary speaker Sharif Hassan Sheik Aden and 29 other parliamentary members on Tuesday in what is purported to be an attempt to consolidate the government's power over the legislature....
A gay rights bill that would allow same-sex couples in Oregon to enter into contractual relationships affording them the benefits available to married couples passed in the Oregon House of Representatives Tuesday. A second...