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Al-Qaida leader urges kidnapping of Westerners
The leader of al-Qaida has urged Muslims to kidnap Westerners to exchange for imprisoned jihadists, including a blind cleric serving a life sentence ...
Egypt's top court to rule on constitutional panel
An Egyptian court on Tuesday asked the country's highest tribunal to rule on whether to disband the body tasked with writing a new constitution.
Zimbabwe leader wants peace at constitution talks
Zimbabwe's president says a peaceful conference to agree upon a new constitution will help pave the way for national elections he wants in March.
Pakistani ex-army, intel chiefs face legal action
Pakistan's top court recommended Friday that the government launch legal proceedings against a former army chief and head of intelligence for ...
Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood party elects new leader
The political party of Egypt's powerful Muslim Brotherhood elected a former speaker of parliament as its new leader Friday to replace Mohammed Morsi, ...
Navy to go after rats, mold in Gitmo legal offices
Legal offices that are so contaminated with mold and rat droppings that lawyers in the Sept. 11 terrorism trial have been getting sick will get a full ...
After uproar, Ga. officials back off archives plan
When Georgia officials announced plans to severely restrict public access to its state archives, it set off a firestorm not only among scholars and ...
Egypt's top court criticizes draft constitution
Egypt's highest court lashed out Tuesday at an Islamist-led panel tasked with writing the country's new constitution, saying that some provisions ...
At 0-32, gay-marriage forces seek 1st win at polls
Irene Huskens has the wedding venue picked out: a charming bed-and-breakfast in southern Maryland. But the wedding is no sure thing. The plans made ...
Questions rise over Tunisian party's moderateness
Leaked conversations mentioning alcohol bans and the imposition of religious law have raised fears that Tunisia's new government may not be as ...
Backers, critics of Egypt president clash in Cairo
Thousands of supporters and opponents of Egypt's new Islamist president clashed in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Friday in the first such violence since ...
Egypt releases draft of constitution for debate
The panel writing Egypt's new constitution released a partial draft of the document on Wednesday, calling for a public debate in the face of mounting ...
Obama and Romney: Where they stand on the issues
A look at where Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney stand on a selection of issues, in brief: ABORTION and ...
Kenya President vetoes huge bonuses for parliament
Kenya's president vetoed a move by the country's parliament to award legislators bonuses of up to $110,000 at the end of their term next year.
Rights group: Egypt draft charter curbs freedoms
Human Rights Watch on Monday urged the panel writing Egypt's new constitution to amend articles in the draft that the New York-based group says ...
Myanmar's Suu Kyi says willing to be president
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi declared her willingness on Monday to serve as president, and her party's intention to amend the ...
Venezuela military: Election arbiter and wild card
Venezuela's military could end up being the decisive power broker in Sunday's presidential vote, especially if President Hugo Chavez stumbles in his ...
Court: Can Va. keep out-of-staters from using FOI?
The Supreme Court decided Friday it would hear arguments over whether states can keep out-of-staters from using their Freedom of Information Act laws ...
Woman bids to lead Egypt Islamist party
For the first time, a woman is running for the leadership of the political party of the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's most powerful Islamist group.
Scalia says abortion, gay rights are easy cases
Justice Antonin Scalia says his method of interpreting the Constitution makes some of the most hotly disputed issues that come before the Supreme ...
Islamist-secular struggle over Egypt constitution
Islamists are seeking to enshrine in Egypt's long-awaited new constitution a number of articles that secularists and liberals fear would bring ...
Tunisians protest over alleged rape by police
Hundreds of Tunisians protested Tuesday in support of a woman who says she was raped by police and is facing accusations of violating modesty laws.
Justices open big term with new human rights case
The Supreme Court plunged into its new term Monday with a high-stakes dispute between businesses and human rights groups over accountability for ...
Spain crisis fuels Catalan separatist sentiment
Three weeks after a massive Catalan separatist march in Barcelona — the biggest since the 1970s — the independence flags still flutter from balconies ...
Another big Supreme Court term kicks off Monday
When last we saw the chief justice of the United States on the bench, John Roberts was joining with the Supreme Court's liberals in an unlikely lineup ...