With a close vote already expected in France , a UK group has released a poll showing more than half of British voters oppose the European Constitution . Vote No complains that the new...

The days-long verdict reading in the trial of Russian oil magnate Mikhail Khodorkovsky will continue at least into Thursday and perhaps longer. The court adjourned Wednesday after four hours, prompting defense lawyers to...

AP is reporting that following a sentencing hearing Tuesday , a military jury at Fort Hood has sentenced Spc. Sabrina Harman to six months in prison in connection with her role in abusing Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib....

The three main opposition parties in Egypt, the moderate-left Wafd , Marxist Tagamu , and the Nasserist Party have joined forces to voice their opposition to a May 25 referendum...

The future of a work-in-progress bill to provide $140 billion in asbestos compensation was threatened Tuesday by a looming battle between Republicans and Democrats over judicial nominations. Senators moved a Wednesday Senate Judiciary...

Army Spc. Sabrina Harman apologized for her role in the mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison during the sentencing phase of her court-martial at Fort Hood, Texas, Tuesday. Harman was convicted Monday [JURIST...

Cuban exile Luis Posada Carriles has been arrested by federal agents in Miami, according to a report from CNN. Posada, a onetime CIA asset who slipped into the US two months ago, is accused...

China announced Tuesday that it will crack down on Chinese police officials' use of improper interrogation methods on criminal suspects. Chinese police are notorious for using coercion and torture while interrogating suspects . Prosecutors must now review...

Despite President Bush's veto threat, the Senate Tuesday passed a $295-billion highway bill to build more roads and create jobs by an 89-11 vote. The White House said $284 billion was the most it would approve; the...

Uzbekistan Prosecutor-General Rashid Kadyrov Tuesday denied reports that Uzbek government forces opened fire on demonstrators Friday who were protesting government repression in the eastern city of Andijan. Although Kadyrov claimed that no civilians were killed by government...