Although new legislation is not being brought forward immediately , UK Home Secretary Charles Clarke is likely to issue more control orders, and will present new anti-terrorism measures to the European Union next week, according to...
AP reported Sunday that military officials have released one of five US citizens detained without charge by US forces in Iraq. The family of Cyrus Kar , an Iranian born filmmaker and former Navy Seal, previously told reporters...
The commanding officer of the US naval base at Guantanamo Bay was relieved of his duties Saturday and transferred to another base. Capt. Leslie J. McCoy , base commander since March 2003, was dismissed amid allegations...
Newly appointed World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz , the former US deputy defense secretary considered one of the most influential "neo-conservatives" in the Bush administration, said Wednesday in the run-up to the G8 summit that developed...
In an anticipated move Wednesday, Germany, Japan, Brazil and India, also known as the G-4, submitted their UN Security Council restructuring plan to the UN General Assembly. The resolution proposes changing the current UN Security Council structure...
The Mediterranean island of Malta became the latest nation to ratify the proposed EU constitution Wednesday. Despite initial opposition from the country's Labour Party , the Maltese Parliament approved the...
The Washington Post reported Sunday that Republicans are intent on implementing a streamlined schedule to quickly confirm a successor for retiring Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor and avoid a repeat of the past year's stalled judicial confirmations [JURIST...
A federal jury Wednesday convicted five East St. Louis (Illinois) Democratic Party officials on charges of felony conspiracy to commit vote fraud, and election fraud in the November 2004 election. Charles Powell Jr., the local Democratic...
The US Justice Department Wednesday called a city invocation of the Patriot Act as a defense in a suit by a homeless man an "overreaching application of the law." Summit, New Jersey cited the act in...
After spending the weekend at Camp Delta at Guantanamo Bay, US Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Ben Nelson (D-NE) told reporters Monday that while closing the military detention center is not necessary, establishing a precise legal status...
