Lawyers for David Hicks , an Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee, say that they have photographic evidence that Hicks was tortured by American soldiers, though they have declined to identify any witnesses at this...

Australian Prime Minister John Howard asked parliament Monday to establish an independent inquiry into whether any Australian companies paid bribes to Iraqi officials involved in the now defunct UN oil-for-food program . Last...

US District Judge Gerald Bruce Lee ruled Monday that federal prosecutors can use a confession made by Ahmed Omar Abu Ali, a US citizen charged with conspiracy to assassinate the president, conspiracy to commit aircraft...

A United Nations human rights investigator declared "massive human rights violations at all levels" in the Democratic Republic of Congo Monday. Titinga Frederic Pacere attacked the nation's justice system, describing the...

Juan Guzman , the retired judge who led efforts to try former Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinochet on human rights charges, told AP Monday that he doubts the dictator will ever...

New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin has requested that a portion of the $60 billion in disaster relief approved by Congress following Hurricane Katrina be redirected to fund the city's court system, jail...

The White House has proposed absolving CIA agents working abroad from proposed legislation barring "cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment" of detainees, the Washington Post reported Tuesday. The exemption introduced by Vice President Dick Cheney and CIA Director...

Despite last week's murder of a defense lawyer involved in the proceedings, Baghdad is still a safe place to hold the trial of Saddam Hussein and his seven co-defendants, President Bush said Monday in...

Australian Capital Territory Chief Minister Jon Stanhope says he has a "growing concern" that the federal government's proposed anti-terrorism legislation does not meet international standards for political and civil rights. After posting a confidential copy...

Sanjar Umarov , head of Uzbekistan's Sunshine Uzbekistan opposition coalition, was arrested and charged with corruption Sunday. The state prosecutor's office has said that Umarov is charged with stealing money through his business dealings, though Sunshine...