Mon, 05 January 2009. French Ship Seized by Pirates Off Nigeria
A French company says pirates have seized one of its ships and nine crew members

Mon, 05 January 2009. Bail Hearing For Detained Zimbabwe Activists Postponed Pending High Court Decision
Lawyers for human rights monitor Jestina Mukoko and other activists want them to receive medical...

Mon, 05 January 2009. China Targets Big Web Sites in Internet Porn Crackdown
China says Google, Chinese search engine Baidu, and some other search engines contain numerous...

Sat, 03 January 2009. UN Condemns Harassment of Iranian Rights Activist
Secretary General Ban calls on Iranian authorities to ensure safety of Shirin Ebadi

Sat, 03 January 2009. Indian PM Demands Mumbai Terrorist Suspects
PM Manmohan Singh says he hopes Pakistan will have some 'sense' and turn over suspects in Mumbai...

Sat, 03 January 2009. Australia: No to Guantanamo Detainees
US request to resettle former detainees from Guantanamo Bay detention center formally rejected

Sat, 03 January 2009. Officials: Pakistan Arrests Top Taliban Figure
Ustad Mohammed Yasir, former spokesman for leader Mullah Omar, released by Afghanistan in 2007 in...

Fri, 02 January 2009. Kenyan President Ratifies Controversial Media Law
Critics say new law is a major step backwards for Kenyan press freedom

Fri, 02 January 2009. Detained Zimbabwe Activists Forced to Stay in Prison
Continued detentions are in defiance of earlier high court order issued by different judge which...

Fri, 02 January 2009. EU Forces Foil Pirate Attacks Near Somalia
French forces save Panamanian-registered ship, arrest eight pirates off Somali coast

Fri, 02 January 2009. Australia Considers US Request to Resettle Guantanamo Inmates
Government in Canberra promised to carefully scrutinize request, but officials say it is unlikely...

Thu, 01 January 2009. French Authorities: More Than 1,000 Vehicles Torched New Year's Eve
It is an increase of about 30 percent over last year

Thu, 01 January 2009. Zimbabwe Rights Lawyers Say Detained Activists Still Denied Medical CAre
Lawyers said that a two-year-old child now being held in remand prison with his mother was harmed...

Thu, 01 January 2009. Demolitions Spark Controversy in Cameroon
Plan to build modern capital city leaves poor on fringes

Thu, 01 January 2009. Madoff Submits List of Assets
Securities and Exchange Commission  declines to reveal details of information, which could...

Thu, 01 January 2009. Anti-Apartheid Activist Helen Suzman Dies at 91
For years during apartheid era, Suzman was lone anti-apartheid voice in parliament

Thu, 01 January 2009. UNHCR Appeals for More UN, Congolese Troops to Protect Civilians
Up to 500 villagers hacked to death, at least 20 abducted by LRA, says UNHCR

Wed, 31 December 2008. Mexico Extradites 10 Drug Suspects to US
Defendants include Armando Martinez Duarte, who authorities say once worked in Mexico's national...

Wed, 31 December 2008. Pakistani Militant Confesses to Planning Mumbai Attacks
Two reports quote unidentified Pakistani officials as saying captured militant Zarar Shah...

Wed, 31 December 2008. Zimbabwe Security Minister Says Abductions Sanctioned By State
Legal sources said Security Minister Didymus Mutasa signed an affidavit to the effect that the...

Wed, 31 December 2008. Human Rights Lawyers Fight to Get Imprisoned Zimbabwean Activists Released
Human rights lawyers believe more activists, mostly from the Movement for Democratic Change party...

Wed, 31 December 2008. Ex-Indonesian Spy Cleared of 2004 Assassination of Military Critic
Muchdi Purwoprandjono was facing a 15-year sentence for the death of Munir Said Thalib, who was...

Tue, 30 December 2008. Israel Considers 48-Hour Truce on Gaza Strikes
Israeli airstrikes have killed more than 370 people; UNRWA in Gaza says 57 civilians are among dead

Tue, 30 December 2008. Report: Fewer Journalists Killed in 2008
Reporters Without Borders says number of journalists killed worldwide dropped by nearly a quarter...

Tue, 30 December 2008. Court Clears Way for Liquidation of Madoff Firm
Prosecutors say Bernard Madoff stole $50 billion from clients around the globe 

Tue, 30 December 2008. Lawyers Seek To Arrange Medical Care For Detained Zimbabwean Activists
Rights monitor Jestina Mukoko and some 40 others are accused of recruiting government opponents...

Tue, 30 December 2008. Trial of Iraqi Shoe-Thrower Postponed
Muntazer al-Zaidi was scheduled to go on trial Wednesday for December 14 incident in Baghdad

Tue, 30 December 2008. Pardoned Ethiopian Opposition Leader Re-Arrested; Faces Life in Prison
Opposition leaders accuse ruling party of abusing rule of law to set up one party state

Tue, 30 December 2008. Burma Arrests 9 Pro-Democracy Protesters
Witnesses say authorities arrested them as they held protest in Rangoon calling release of...

Mon, 29 December 2008. Turkish Court Imprisons Assailant of Priest
Ramazan Bay stabbed a Roman Catholic priest in 2007