As the monthlong UN-sponsored Conference on Disarmament comes to a close this Friday, the US is being criticized for its stance on nuclear development and deployment. One US official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the US...

In a 2002 FBI document made public Wednesday, an FBI agent wrote that a detainee held at Guantanamo Bay naval base claimed that military jailers flushed the Koran down the toilet, a claim paralleling one made in a recent...

Report 2005, Amnesty International, May 25, 2005 [report highlighting the failure of national governments and international organizations in dealing with human rights violations, and calling for greater international accountability; the US is cited for grave abuses at Guantanamo Bay and...

Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act, passed by the US House of Representatives on May, 24 2005 . Read the full text of the bill...

Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari has asked the UN Security Council to renew resolution 1546 , authorizing a US-led multinational force to remain in Iraq. Citing the latest wave of...

Hong Kong acting Chief Executive Donald Tsang tendered his resignation Wednesday, shortly after the Legislative Council passed a controversial amendment to the Chief Executive Election Ordinance that will cut short the term of the...

Leading Wednesday's international brief, South Africa's Constitutional Court has issued a unanimous ruling ordering the South African Department of Justice to expedite the alternative sentencing of the 62 individuals currently sitting on death row. South Africa [government...

After three hours of talks Wednesday, Iran agreed to maintain a suspension of its nuclear program while European Union foreign ministers agreed to come up with further proposals and give them to Iran in July or August of this...

With the last ten opinion polls putting the no camp ahead, suggesting that the European Union constitutional treaty will be rejected when French voters go to the polls Sunday, those members of the yes [Ensemble pour le...

Activists calling for a boycott of the government-supported referendum on constitutional changes to clear the way for multi-candidate presidential elections in Egypt were beaten and arrested by policemen and supporters of President Hosni Mubarak on...