Since the American-led Nuremberg Trials after World War II, domestic and international law has been clear that “just following orders” is no defense against accusations of war crimes.

Japan is likely to become the "most serious and direct" threat to both China and Russia in the Asia-Pacific, a former Chinese diplomat and foreign ministry official has warned. Wu Hailong, assistant ...

The official story on Iraq has never made sense. The connection that the Bush administration has tried to draw between Iraq and al-Qaida has always seemed contrived and artificial. In fact, it was ...