The EU Network of Independent Experts on Fundamental Rights , a legal panel appointed by the European Commission, has warned that a agreement , drawn up in 2003, between the Vatican and...

An Afghanistan prison is undergoing improvements to accommodate about 100 Afghan Guantanamo Bay detainees who are expected to be transferred to Afghanistan in the near future, according to Afghan officials. Construction, being paid for by the...

The Inspector General , the internal watchdog of the US Department of Justice , concluded on Friday that the FBI did not misuse the Patriot Act but instead blamed the FBI...

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Friday upheld the 2004 conviction of Martha Stewart for lying to federal investigators in connection with her sale of ImClone stock. Stewart filed an...

Letter to the US Senate Judiciary Committee leadership on the Alito nomination, January 5, 2006 ....

The Public Prosecutor's office in the Netherlands filed an appeal on Friday against the acquittal of Dutch businessman Frans Van Anraat on charges of complicity in genocide by Saddam Hussein . In December, the court...

Japan has declined to join fellow G-4 nations Brazil, Germany and India in their proposal to expand membership in the UN Security Council from 15 to 25 member nations, adding six permanent members and six...

A Chilean judge said Friday that former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori should be held indefinitely until Chile evaluates an extradition request from Peru, rejecting a defense request to free Fujimori on bail. The former...

US District Judge Sim Lake on Thursday sentenced former Dynegy executive Gene Shannon Foster to 15 months in jail, and former accountant Helen Sharkey received a 30-day sentence for helping co-defendant James Olis defraud investors of over...

Democrats on the US Senate Judiciary Committee have said they plan to call witnesses to question the integrity of US Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito during confirmation hearings. The witness list includes...