French media said Wednesday that the latest television appearance by French President Jacques Chirac calling on voters to endorse the European constitution was largely a success. Chirac participated in a televised town hall...

The ongoing tension between US and Iran over Iran's pursuit of nuclear technology is threatening to stall the 2005 Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty Review Conference , where representatives of more than 180 nations have gathered to review the workings...

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said Tuesday that expecting any of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council to endorse reforms that would give other nations the same veto powers they already enjoyed...

Frank Dunham , the public defender appointed to head the defense for Zacarias Moussaoui , has withdrawn from the case and will not be part of the legal team working to save Moussaoui from a death sentence. Moussaoui,...

Following up on a earlier report in JURIST's Paper Chase, Judge Col. James Pohl asked Pfc. Lynndie England late Tuesday whether she wanted to consider withdrawing her guilty plea after her childhood psychologist testified to her reduced...

Acting Air Force Secretary Michael L. Dominguez , announced Tuesday that the Pentagon will investigate reported religious activities at the Colorado Springs United States Air Force Academy to determine if the climate there respects the Establishment...

A US military court Tuesday selected a panel of six soldiers, all American Iraqi war veterans, to sentence Pfc. Lynndie England, the face of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal. England pleaded guilty Monday to seven charges and...

Former Bosnia Serb General Vinko Pandurevic pleaded not guilty Tuesday to war crimes charges linked to the 1995 Srebrenica massacre of over 7,000 Muslim males. Pandurevic was indicted five years ago on...

Togo's constitutional court Tuesday confirmed ruling party candidate Faure Gnassingbe as the official winner of the disputed April 24 presidential election. According to the court, Gnassingbe won by 60.15 percent of the vote. The constitutional...

Exiled former President of Liberia Charles Taylor will remain a threat to the entire West African region until he is tried and has said he will continue his efforts to assassinate Guinean President Lansana Conte according...