The United Nations on Tuesday fired Carina Perelli, head of the UN's Electoral Assistance Division , for alleged employee harassment and management failures. Allegations of sexual harassment and intimidation in Perelli's office were first reported in...

Defense lawyers for German citizen Ladislav Niznansky , the 88-year-old former Slovak Nazi commander accused of wartime massacres, demanded Tuesday that their client be acquitted and given compensation for his time in prison, saying there was no evidence...

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit against former CIA Director George Tenet and other CIA officials Tuesday on behalf of Khaled el-Masri , a German man who claims he...

As the fourth session of the Saddam Hussein trial came to a close Tuesday, Hussein shouted at the judges that he would not return to an 'unjust court' when the Iraqi Special Tribunal reconvenes...

A federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit that accuses Ohio election officials of violating constitutional rights to equal protection and due process. The League of Women Voters sued state election officials,...

The Australian Senate on Tuesday voted to approve new counter-terrorism laws that broaden the offense of sedition and allow for the detention of suspected terrorists for up to seven days. The legislation passed the lower house [JURIST...

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday held that Kansas did not unconstitutionally impose a tax on distributors of fuel that was sold on an Indian reservation. In Wagnon v. Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation [Duke...

Leading Tuesday's environmental law news, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled to reinstate six joined cases against DuPont for hiding evidence about Benlate , a fungicide...

US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has ordered a clarification of rules on how US troops are to respond if they witness mistreatment of detainees by other forces. The request is a result of the confusion that occurred...

Chilean Judge Victor Montiglio announced Tuesday that former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet will face a new round of human rights charges. As the judge continues to investigate Pinochet's role in Operation Colombo ,...