The US has expressed concern about changes to electoral laws made by the Iraqi National Assembly that appear to make it more likely that the Iraqi constitution will not be defeated in an Oct....
A Pakistan military court sentenced four men to death and two others to life imprisonment on Tuesday for their roles in an attempted assassination of President Pervez Musharraf in 2003. A statement...
The US Trustee Program , a division of the US Department of Justice, announced Tuesday that for people living in Louisiana and southern Mississippi it would waive a new requirement that those filing for bankruptcy undergo credit counseling....
The South Korean Unification Ministry on Tuesday announced plans to repatriate up to 28 North Korean prisoners that have remained detained in the south following the Korean War . The "long-term prisoners" are mostly former spies...
President Bush granted pardons to 14 people Wednesday, according to a list released by the US Justice Department . Among those pardoned was a mineworker union member who was convicted...
FBI Director Robert Mueller has said the US is still seeking to improve the extradition of terror suspects from European governments. Mueller on Wednesday said more efficient measures were needed to increase the intelligence value...
International representatives and Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki have called for a halt to violence that continued to escalate among rival groups over constitutional reforms to be voted on in November . A statement signed...
More than 1,100 political prisoners continue to be held by the military government in Myanmar , despite pledges by the government to release dissidents as part of democratic reforms, the UN Special Rapporteur to Myanmar Paulo Sergio Pinheiro...
US Ambassador to the UN John Bolton said Wednesday he opposed legislation that would withhold US dues of more than $130 million until the UN adopted US-backed reforms. Bolton appeared before the US House International...
With Democratic Senators divided on Chief Justice nominee Judge John Roberts , it appeared all but certain Wednesday that he would be confirmed as early as Thursday by a solidly bipartisan Senate vote. At least...