A Spanish court has issued an international arrest warrant for former Guatemalan military ruler Romeo Lucas Garcia, sources said Monday. Garcia, who now suffers from Alzheimer's disease, is wanted in connection with a 1980 siege against the Spanish embassy...

Spanish television is reporting that a clear majority of Spanish voters who turned out in Sunday's referendum on the European Union constitution voted in favor of ratification. Exit polls are showing that over 78% voted...

Israel's Cabinet approved the government's plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip Sunday, the first time an Israeli government has decided to dismantle Jewish settlements on land claimed by Palestinians. Also Sunday, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon signed an order...

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Ruud Lubbers submitted his letter of resignation to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan Sunday, citing a lack of confidence in him due to allegations of sexual harassment . Saying that the sexual...

Mark Thatcher , son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, appeared in a South African court Friday to answer questions about his role in an alleged coup plot in Equatorial Guinea [official website; US...

Chief Justice William Rehnquist will not take part in oral arguments when the US Supreme Court resumes hearing cases next week, a court spokesperson said Friday. Rehnquist was diagnosed with thyroid cancer ...

Lawyers for Deutsche Bank told US Bankruptcy Judge Letitia Clark Wednesday that Russian oil company Yukos' request for bankruptcy protection should be thrown out for lack of jurisdiction ....

The corruption trial of former Turkish Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz began Wednesday, making Yilmaz the first head of government to be tried by Turkey's Supreme Court. Yilmaz and former Economics Minister Gunes Taner are accused of pre-determining the winner...

The US House of Representatives is set to vote Thursday on the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 , which will require multistate class action lawsuits to be brought in federal court. The measure, passed last...

National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman announced Wednesday that the 2004-2005 hockey season has been cancelled because the league and the NHL Players' Association could not reach a new collective bargaining agreement [text...