A French pensions court Thursday awarded disability benefits for a non-cancer illness contracted by soldier who participated in French nuclear testing over 40 years ago in the Sahara desert. The ruling marked the first example in Feench...

The Supreme Court of Canada Thursday overturned a section of a Quebec law that prevented people from buying private insurance for procedures covered by public health care. The Quebec Hospital Insurance Act was challenged [Canadian Press...

A Kenyan judge Thursday acquitted four men charged in the 2002 bombing of a hotel near Mombasa , ruling that prosecutors had failed to show a link between the men and the bombers or al Qaida,...

Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic denied at his trial on Wednesday that he was in charge of the unit shown killing six Bosnian Muslim youths in a gruesome video that led to the arrest...

President Bush granted seven pardons on Wednesday to people who have all long since served their sentences for relatively minor offenses. Most of the recipients had been found guilty of commiting various white-collar crimes - one had been convicted...

The British government Thursday is reintroducing controversial legislation designed to curb religious hatred, despite criticism that the law would overly restrict speech. The law was introduced last year, but didn't get through parliament before the general...

A German appeals court Thursday upheld the acquittal of Abdelghani Mzoudi, a Moroccan man charged with helping the September 11 hijackers. A lower court had previously decided there was not enough evidence against him. Despite the ruling ,...

In response to Sunni demands for a greater role in crafting Iraq's new constitution, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani announced Thursday that Sunnis will be given as many as 25 new seats on the committee with...

While jurors in the trial of former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy still have not reached a verdict, the company itself settled SEC charges on Wednesday related to his conduct and a company scheme...

Israel's Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the government's plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip and four West Bank settlements does not violate settlers' rights. Judges voted 10-1 in favor of...