South African Archbishop and Nobel Laureate Desmond Tutu Monday criticized the United States and Great Britain for detaining terror suspects without trial, describing the practice as "a huge blot on democracy". He expressed surprise at the ease...
A leading member of the Muslim Brotherhood , who is standing before a military trial in Egypt on money laundering and terror charges, Monday denounced the proceedings against him as a "farce." Deputy guide for the...
Four of the five UK residents being detained at Guantanamo Bay are scheduled to be released, the BBC reported Friday. Jordanian Jamil el Banna, Libyan Omar Deghayes and Algerian Abdennour Sameur will return to the UK,...
The Rhode Island Supreme Court Friday ruled that a lesbian couple legally married in Massachusetts does not have the right to divorce in Rhode Island because Rhode Island does not explicitly recognize same-sex marriage. In...
US State Department officials Friday announced the resignation of State Department Inspector General Howard Krongard , following a long controversy over allegations that he obstructed inquiries that could harm the Bush administration. Last month, Krongard testified before the...
Former interim Liberian President Gyude Bryant was arrested Friday after he failed to appear in court on charges of corruption this week. Bryant was charged in February with embezzling $1.3 million during his tenure from...
A US military judge Wednesday denied a request by lawyers for Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Salim Ahmed Hamdan to meet with top terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay, citing security concerns. Lawyers had...
Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori will be sentenced next week for ordering a 2000 warrantless search on the apartment of the wife of former Peruvian Intelligence Director Vladimiro Montesino , according to a...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in Snyder v. Louisiana , 06-10119, where it considered whether a prosecutor improperly excluded all black potential jurors from serving on...
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that Russia will recommence participation in the 1990 Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty (CFE) if western nations ratify the treaty. NATO is currently discussing the possibility of ratifying an...
