Thousands of protesters filled the streets of Caracas, Venezuela on Thursday to voice their opposition to 69 constitutional amendments proposed by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez . The proposed reforms, which will be put to a national...

The Zimbabwean government has introduced a draft bill meant to reform the country's election procedures, the state owned Harare Herald reported Saturday. The Electoral Laws Amendment Bill 2007 would combine presidential and legislative elections and allow candidates...

The Federation Council of Russia voted unanimously on Friday in favor of a measure that would suspend the nation's responsibilities under the 1990 Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty . The Russian upper house's vote follows a unanimous vote...

The Supreme Court of Canada declined on Thursday to hear the appeals of two US military deserters who sought refugee status within the country. Jeremy Hinzman and Brandon Hughey, both soldiers in the US...

The Saudi Arabian government said Saturday that 14 Saudi detainees have returned home following their transfers from Guantanamo Bay . Saudi Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz said that...

Police blocked former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto from visiting deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry Saturday, despite orders issued Friday lifting her house arrest and allowing her to freely move about...

Italy's highest court on Thursday upheld life sentences handed down to three former Nazi SS officers for their role in a massacre during WWII that left hundreds of Italian villagers in Tuscany dead. All three men are in their...

The Venezuelan National Assembly on Friday approved by 160-7 a set of proposed amendments to the country's constitution , including reforms that would eliminate presidential term limits and augment the president's emergency powers. The...

The Alaska Supreme Court ruled Friday that the Parental Consent Act, a state law requiring parental consent before pregnant teens under the age of 17 can have an abortion, violates the teens' constitutional right to...

Victims of the 2004 Madrid train bombings expressed outrage Thursday and vowed to appeal after a Spanish court acquitted seven of 28 co-defendants accused of participating in the attacks, including alleged mastermind Rabei Osman Sayed Ahmed...