The National Assembly of South Africa has passed the Protection of Constitutional Democracy against Terrorist and Related Activities Bill . Safety and Security Minister Charles Nqakula announced the approval of the legislation Friday, saying that great care had been...

US Vice-President Dick Cheney was taken to George Washington University Hospital Saturday afternoon after complaining of shortness of breath. The Vice-President has a history of heart troubles, including four heart attacks and a quadruple bypass surgery. Some individuals have...

The US Commission on Civil Rights failed Friday to approve a controversial report on the rights record of the Bush administration when the 8 member panel split 4-4 on the vote to adopt the draft document. The Commission...

A Milan prosecutor made her closing argument Friday in the corruption case against Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Prosecutor Ilda Boccassini summed up the evidence against Berlusconi, saying that there was more than enough to convict him of accepting...

Lithuania became the first EU state to ratify the European Constitution on Thursday, when the Seimas, the Lithuanian Parliament, voted 84-4 (with 3 abstentions) to approve the international treaty. According to the process spelled out for ratification, all EU...

Sudanese police raided the El-Geer refugee camp near Nyala Wednesday morning, just one day after the signing of a peace accord between the government and rebel forces. The assault took place in front of African Union officials present to...