The Egyptian court that in December sentenced opposition leader Ayman Nour to five years in prison for forging signatures to register his Al-Ghad party in last year's presidential election said Saturday that it had convicted Nour and his six co-defendants because of the danger posed by the sophistication of their forgery techniques. In a report [...]

Activists opposed to the controversial June 2005 US Supreme Court eminent domain ruling in Kelo v. New London which allowed the city of New London, Connecticut to expropriate private property for private redevelopment conferring economic benefits on the community, are protesting this weekend near the Weare, New Hampshire home of Supreme Court Justice David Souter [...]

Letter from Judge Samuel Alito, Jr. to Senator Arlen Specter, with responses to additional questions posed by senators following his confirmation hearings, January 20, 2005. Read the full text of the responses . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

A European diplomat said Saturday that Russia will not likely support last week's draft resolution that would refer Iran to the UN Security Council over its nuclear program unless there is an agreement to soften language suggesting that Iran is a threat to world peace and paving the way for a Chapter Seven resolution at [...]

Many Iraqis who voted for the new constitution in the October referendum have begun to call for amendments to its vague and controversial provisions. Those calling for amendments are concerned with the influence of religion on daily life because one clause prohibits any law that "contradicts the established provisions of Islam." There is also concern [...]

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday indicated he plans to reject a second interview request from UN investigators running the probe into the bus bombing that killed former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri . Assad rejected the first request last week. Arguing that this is a matter of national sovereignty, Assad vowed not to cave [...]

Nepalese police on Saturday used tear gas to disperse protesters gathered to demand democratic reforms in the country after King Gyanendra seized power from the interim government last year. Many of Saturday's protesters threw stones and fought with police, and as many as 300 students were taken away in police vehicles . On Thursday, the [...]

In an attempt to help resolve the conflict surrounding Indonesia's annexation of East Timor , East Timor President Xanana Gusmao presented a report to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Friday detailing alleged widespread atrocities committed by the Indonesian government during its occupation of the country. The report, produced by the East Timor Commission for Reception, [...]

Two US military intelligence officers testified on Friday in the court-martial of Army Chief Warrant Officer Lewis Welshofer Jr. that the interrogation rules in place during the first months of the Iraq war were unclear and that Welshofer was not aware of what techniques were prohibited when he interrogated an Iraqi general in 2003. Welshofer [...]

US Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito on Friday provided additional written answers to questions submitted by Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding his views of a variety of legal issues and reiterated statements made during his confirmation hearings that the Constitution protects a right to privacy. As he did during testimony before the Committee, [...]