A control order against a suspected terrorist known as AN was overturned Friday by the UK High Court. In overturning the control order, the high court relied on a June decision [judgment, PDF; JURIST...
The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled Friday that former Qwest Communications CEO Joseph Nacchio was incorrectly sentenced to six years in prison due to flawed methodology....
Germany's Federal Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that the German Federal Intelligence Service (BND) may not withhold information from parliament without good cause. The case...
The UK Law Lords , during their final session Thursday, ordered the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to clarify the UK's laws on assisted suicide. The case was brought by Debbie Purdy, a 46-year-old...
The European Commission (EC) on Thursday announced new rules including a number of specific criteria that European banks seeking government assistance must meet. Under the new guidelines, banks are required to show they...
The FBI arrested and charged 44 people on a variety of conspiracy, extortion, money laundering, and corruption counts Thursday, including several local politicians. The FBI said that the investigation, which began as an investigation of...
The US House of Representatives Intelligence Committee will launch an investigation into plans by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to assassinate al Qaeda members, the Committee announced Friday. The Committee has already requested...
The Obama administration may create a special unit of interrogators to handle certain terror suspects, the Wall St. Journal reported Saturday, citing unidentified government officials. In creating the unit, the administration would reduce the role of the Central Intelligence...
Lawyers for ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra challenged the Thai government's decision to seize $2.2 billion of Thaksin's assets during a hearing Wednesday before Thailand's Supreme Court Criminal Division for Political Office Holders....
Pakistan has completed its probe into in last November's terror attacks in Mumbai and will likely begin trying next week five men arrested in connection with the attacks, Pakistan's Minister of the Interior Rehman...
