In an interview with Paris newspaper Le Figaro published Wednesday, the chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugsoalvia urged European Union officials to suspend membership talks with Serbia in order to...

Ugandan court officials announced Wednesday that a jury has recommended that Ugandan opposition presidential candidate Kizza Besigye , currently beset by several legal actions he claims are politically-motivated, be found not guilty of raping a...

A Chilean appeals court ruled Wednesday that former dictator Augusto Pinochet is healthy enough to stand trial for alleged human rights abuses stemming from the 1975 Operation Colombo massacre. The ruling, one...

Over 1,000 protestors gathered in Tokyo Wednesday to rally against a proposed change to the 1947 Imperial Household Law , which would allow women and their children to ascend to Japan's Chrysanthemum throne , one of the world's...

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane has offered a $45.7 million settlement to 75 clergy sex abuse complainants. Some observers wonder how the diocese can afford the settlement since filing for bankruptcy [Seattle Times...

A former US official with the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy charges that he stole over $2 million in rebuilding funds and awarded contracts to an American businessman in exchange...

In the first attempt of its kind in Portugal , two women on Wednesday tried to register their same-sex marriage and are waiting to receive a formal response, expected Thursday. A lawyer representing the women said...

Three human rights groups Wednesday criticized the global aid campaign created to assist those affected by the 2004 tsunami disaster , saying it has "trampled" on the human rights of many survivors. The Habitat...

Three Massachusetts women on Wednesday filed suit against Wal-Mart , alleging that the retail chain is in violation of the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act because their pharmacies do not stock emergency contraception. The law states that all...

France's Constitutional Council , the country's highest court, has struck down a clause in a 2005 French law that requires teachers to stress the positive aspects of French colonialism....