President Bush pardons Sulphur man, 13 others Mon, Nov 24, 2008 | Comments 10 WASHINGTON (AP) - President George W. Bush has granted pardons to 14 individuals and commuted the prison sentences of two others, The Associated Press learned Monday. The new round of White...

Removal of banner opposed Sat, Nov 15, 2008 | Add a comment NEW YORK — The New York Civil Liberties Union has demanded that city officials explain why they ordered a private art school to remove a banner displaying an image of Josef Stalin. In a...

Group pushes Gypsy rights Thu, Nov 13, 2008 | Comments 1 PRAGUE, Czech Republic — Roma children face severe discrimination in the Czech Republic and are still being segregated into schools for those with mental disabilities, a rights group said...

Calendar scandal hits BYU Tue, Nov 4, 2008 | Add a comment BLOG CALENDAR SCANDAL HITS BYU Religion News Service reports Brigham Young University student Chad Hardy created a calendar featuring shirtless Mormon missionaries, resulting in his excommunication...

McCartney's ex donating $1M in vegan food to Bronx Sat, Sep 20, 2008 NEW YORK (AP) -- Paul McCartney's ex-wife is donating $1 million worth of soy hamburgers, soy hot dogs and soy chicken cutlets to one of the poorest neighborhoods in the Bronx. Heather...

Mixed legacy likely as China's Olympics conclude Mon, Aug 25, 2008 BEIJING (AP) -- With help from British star power, China concluded its debut as Olympic host Sunday after 16 days of near-flawless logistics and superlative athletic achievement -...

Bush ends Asian trip after taking in some Olympics Mon, Aug 11, 2008 BEIJING (AP) -- The Olympics hadn't even started when Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin quietly confirmed to President Bush the sketchy reports of Russian troops involved in an...

China opens its long-sought Olympics spectacularly Sat, Aug 9, 2008 BEIJING (AP) -- China didn't just walk onto the world stage. It soared over it. At last playing its long-sought role as Olympic host, China opened the Summer Games in spectacular fashion...

Sudan's al-Bashir vows never to deal with ICC Sat, May 10, 2008 KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) -- Sudan's president said he will never deal with the International Criminal Court where he faces charges of genocide in Darfur, according to a newspaper interview...

Radovan Karadzic extradited to The Hague Tue, Jul 22, 2008 BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) -- Authorities extradited ex-Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic to the Netherlands to face genocide charges before the U.N. war crimes tribunal on Wednesday, hours...

2002 Justice memo OKs CIA interrogation tactics Thu, Jul 24, 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Justice Department in 2002 told the CIA that its interrogators would be safe from prosecution for violations of anti-torture laws if they believed "in good faith"...

Bush signs new rules on government wiretapping Thu, Jul 10, 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush signed a bill Thursday that overhauls rules about government eavesdropping and grants immunity to telecommunications companies that helped the U.S. spy...

Sudan president charged with genocide in Darfur Mon, Jul 14, 2008 THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- The prosecutor for the International Criminal Court sought an arrest warrant Monday for Sudan's president on charges of waging a campaign of genocide and...

Olympic torch paraded through Tibet Fri, Jun 20, 2008 LHASA, China (AP) -- Hundreds of police and paramilitary troops stood watch and hand-picked onlookers cheered as the Olympic torch passed through the Tibetan capital on Saturday, the...

Mukasey: Detainee ruling won't stop terror trials Thu, Jun 12, 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court's decision on Guantanamo Bay will unleash a torrent of court filings from detainees seeking their freedom but won't affect the military trials planned...

Indictment: Reputed Russian arms smuggler conspired to kill Fri, Mar 7, 2008 NEW YORK (AP) -- Prosecutors announced an indictment Tuesday against a reputed Russian arms smuggler who they say tried to sell weapons to a U.S.-designated terrorist organization with...

Pentagon Releases Memo on Harsh Tactics Wed, Apr 2, 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Pentagon made public a now-defunct legal memo that approved the use of harsh interrogation techniques against terror suspects, saying that President Bush's wartime...

Angry NKorea Tests Short-Range Missiles Fri, Mar 28, 2008 SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea test-fired a barrage of short-range missiles on Friday in apparent response to the new South Korean government's tougher stance on Pyongyang. The...

French Leader Considers Olympic Boycott Tue, Mar 25, 2008 PARIS (AP) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Tuesday that he cannot rule out the possibility he might boycott the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics if China continues its...

Democrats Criticize Bush's CIA-Bill Veto Sat, Mar 8, 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrats and human rights advocates criticized President Bush's veto Saturday of a bill that would have banned the CIA from using simulated drowning and other coercive...