The Afghan government has adopted a plan to investigate war crimes and human rights violations committed from 1978 until the end of the Taliban rule. The Action Plan for Peace, Reconciliation and Justice in Afghanistan comes after months of...

The Australian Senate on Tuesday voted to approve new counter-terrorism laws that broaden the offense of sedition and allow for the detention of suspected terrorists for up to seven days. The legislation passed the lower house [JURIST...

Former Egyptian presidential candidate Ayman Nour was detained on Monday, indicating that he may be sentenced soon on forgery charges. Nour's lawyer said that the court presiding over the trial ordered that Nour be detained until December...

The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in two cases, including one involving the insanity defense in criminal trials. In Clark v. Arizona, the Court will consider the constitutionality of an Arizona law that limits admission...

In official remarks prior to her departure for Europe Monday, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said that the US government's efforts to protect its citizens have been "misunderstood." Noting European officials' concerns about the CIA's use of...

Romanian President Traian Basescu on Monday denied that the US Central Intelligence Agency has maintained any covert prisons in the country and has offered to allow investigations of two military bases used by the US...

Lawyers for Abu Bakar Bashir , an Indonesian Muslim cleric implicated in the 2002 Bali bombings , said Monday that they will ask that his case be reviewed. Bashir is accused of being the spiritual leader of...

The Bush administration is urging Bosnian leaders to revise its constitution in time for Tuesday's commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the Dayton Accord ending the Bosnian war. As the EU starts negotiations to prepare Bosnia...

A court in Uzbekistan has found 15 men guilty of terrorism, attempted overthrow of the government, hostage taking and murder. The defendants, who all pleaded guilty, were accused of leading an uprising ...

Courts in Spain, Italy and Germany are considering inquiries into CIA operations in Europe, specifically its rendition program, where suspected terrorists are kidnapped and sent to countries that will torture them. The Spanish investigation began in March when a...