A landmark international treaty governing the clean-up of unexploded munitions left over from war went into effect Sunday. The Protocol on Explosive Remnants of War , has already been ratified by 26 states . Although major...

The United States Saturday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution condemning an Israeli attack on Beit Hanoun in the Gaza Strip on November 8 that resulted in the deaths of at least 18...

The United Nations inquiry commission investigating the February 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri Friday delivered a revised draft proposal to the Lebanese government on the establishment of an international tribunal to try...

Philippines President Gloria Arroyo will move forward with plans for constitutional change despite last month's ruling by the nation's Supreme Court that her planned referendum on modifying the country's charter to abolish the upper house...

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Sunday with representatives of nearly a dozen non-governmental organizations to discuss possible reforms to the controversial Article 301 of Turkey's penal code, which criminalizes the denigration...

The ACLU, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) , and other rights groups filed a lawsuit Friday attempting to block an ordinance in Escondido, California , designed to prevent landlords...

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in two cases Friday to clarify the law on federal sentencing guidelines. The cases, Claiborne v. United States, 06-5618, and Rita v. United States, 06-5754, were selected from...

Saddam Hussein's defense team asked the Iraqi High Tribunal Friday to delay its now-expected Sunday verdict in the Dujail crimes against humanity case against the ousted Iraqi leader, saying in a letter obtained by...

Last-minute voter turnout pushed the proposed new Serbian constitution over the required 50% margin for adoption late Sunday. The two-day referendum on the draft charter, which includes a controversial preamble asserting Serbia's ongoing claim to Kosovo, got...

A UK proposal to criminalize flag burning has drawn the ire of human rights groups, according to the BBC Sunday. The idea, submitted by Scotland Yard to Attorney General Lord Goldsmith , is aimed at curbing unruly protestors...