Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine (D) has proposed amending a bill requiring girls to be vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV) , a sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer, to allow parents to opt...
The Egyptian government said Tuesday that voters overwhelmingly approved 34 amendments to the country's constitution despite low voter turnout in the referendum overall. Egyptian Justice Minister Mamdouh Marei said that almost 76 percent of...
A senior aide of US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has said that she will assert her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination rather than testify regarding the events surrounding the firing of eight US Attorneys...
Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks may be sentenced this week after pleading guilty Monday to a charge of supporting terrorism and could return home to serve his sentence by the end...
Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks pleaded guilty to a charge of supporting terrorism at an appearance before a US military commission Monday after the presiding judge unexpectedly disqualified two of his three lawyers....
The US Department of Defense (DOD) announced Monday that suspected Al Qaeda operative Abdul Malik had been transferred to the Guantanamo Bay prison over the weekend. According to the statement,...
Virginia Governor Timothy M. Kaine announced Monday that he has vetoed five bills promoting the death penalty . House Bill 2750 and House Bill 2347 sought to make the murder of...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in the case of Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. PSKS, Inc. , 06-480 , in which a clothing...
Italian general prosecutor Piero De Petris asked an appeals court in Milan Monday to sentence former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to five years in prison for bribing judges to stop the auction of...
The trial of Desiré Munyaneza began Monday in Montreal where the former Rwandan militia commander faces seven charges in connection with the 1994 Rwandan genocide , including genocide, crimes against humanity, and war...