Lawyers for US Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA) urged a federal appeals court Tuesday to overturn a lower court ruling that the FBI's 18-hour raid on Jefferson's congressional offices was legal. Jefferson is...
Egypt's Supreme Administrative Court ruled Monday that a military trial of forty top members of the Muslim Brotherhood can go forward. The trial is scheduled to resume on June 3. The holding reverses last week's...
The US Department of Defense (DOD) Monday released the names and details of six former Guantanamo Bay detainees that it claims joined the fight against the US after their release from detention. Among those...
Security plans implemented since February by the Multi-National Force - Iraq (MNF-I) have contributed to overcrowding in Iraqi prisons, the Washington Post reported Tuesday. A UN report released in April estimated 20,000 detainees were held...
US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said in a speech to the National Press Club Tuesday that the nationwide increase in crime is due in part to the increase in gang and gun violence among...
Nigeria's Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal ruled Monday that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) must provide "certified true copies" of ballots from Nigeria's contested April 21 presidential elections to embattled candidate and current Nigerian Vice President Atiku...
The senior Zimbabwe lawyer for soon-to-be-extradited British mercenary Simon Mann was arrested Monday night for alleged violations of Zimbabwe's Immigration Act . Jonathan Samkange was arrested by police in Harare, Zimbabwe's capital city, for allegedly violating...
Former CIA Executive Director Kyle "Dusty" Foggo pleaded not guilty to new charges on Monday that accuse him of receiving luxury kickbacks in return for giving a $100 million contract to defense contractor and friend Brent Wilkes...
Twenty-five judicial officials were removed from their offices in the Lagos State Judiciary in Nigeria Monday following allegations of corruption and bribery. State Attorney General Oluyemi Osinbajo announced the firings of 22 magistrates and...
A unpublished report by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) obtained by the New York Times accuses Israel of disregarding "its obligations under international humanitarian law" and "reshaping the development of the Jerusalem metropolitan area"...