Sudanese Justice Minister Mohammed Ali al-Mardi said Saturday that his government will investigate Friday's UN reports detailing alleged rapes and disappearances carried out by militia soldiers in the Darfur region of Sudan ...
Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks will not be permitted to sell his story to the media, Australian Attorney-General Philip Ruddock said Sunday. Though he has not been found...
Canadian Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart concluded an investigation Monday into the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) , finding that the European financial cooperative did not violate Canadian privacy laws [fact...
New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson signed into law the Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act Monday, legalizing medical marijuana in the treatment of certain "eligible conditions and symptoms." Eligible...
A federal judge on Monday granted former Enron vice president Christopher Calger's request to withdraw his July 2005 guilty plea to a charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The...
The Australian Federal Police will determine whether Guantanamo Bay military prison detainee David Hicks will be subject to a control order when released from prison later this year,...
British resident and Iraqi citizen Bisher al-Rawi was released this weekend from the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay after nearly five years in custody as an enemy combatant. Officials have not confirmed the...
US President George W. Bush again defended US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales over his role in the firings of federal prosecutors in a press conference Saturday, saying that Gonzales has his...
The US Department of Defense (DOD) announced Monday that suspected Al Qaeda operative Abdul Malik had been transferred to the Guantanamo Bay prison over the weekend. According to the statement,...
Virginia Governor Timothy M. Kaine announced Monday that he has vetoed five bills promoting the death penalty . House Bill 2750 and House Bill 2347 sought to make the murder of...
