The UK Woolwich Crown Court on Thursday convicted three British Muslims for attempting to blow up transatlantic planes leaving London's Heathrow Airport in 2006. Ibrahim Savant, Arafat Waheed Khan and Waheed Zahman were...
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UK court convicts 3 in 2006 airliner bomb plot
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Europe rights body claims racism increasing during economic crisis
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Europe rights court blocks extradition of terror suspects to US
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EU Parliament approves deal allowing US access to suspected terrorists’ financial information
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DOJ announces charges against al Qaeda members for NYC subway bomb plot
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Federal appeals court denies Guantanamo detainee al Odah’s habeas petition
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Guantanamo detainee pleads guilty before military tribunal
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Germany official takes legal action against Facebook over privacy
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Turkish court annuls parts of constitutional reforms
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Obama administration asks appeals court to reinstate oil drilling ban
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The Council of Europe's European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) reported Thursday that racist violence and rhetoric has risen in Europe during 2009, following the recent economic crisis . According...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Thursday stayed the extradition of four terrorism suspects from the UK to the US, holding that potential punishment could violate Human Rights Convention provisions on the prohibition of...
The EU Parliament on Thursday approved the adoption of an agreement giving the US access to bank data in order to track the finances of suspected terrorists. Under the agreement, the US can...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday announced charges against five members of al Qaeda allegedly involved in the New York City subway bomb plot in September 2009. The attempted bombing...
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit released a partially redacted opinion Wednesday denying habeas corpus relief to Guantanamo Bay detainee Fawzi Khalid Abdullah Fahad Al Odah [JURIST...
A Sudanese terrorism suspect held at Guantanamo Bay pleaded guilty on Wednesday before a military judge to charges of conspiracy and providing material support for terrorism. Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al Qosi [DOD materials; JURIST...
The Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information announced Wednesday that he has initiated legal proceedings against Facebook for accessing and saving non-users' personal information. Dr. Johannes Caspar [official...
The Turkish Constitutional Court on Wednesday annulled portions of the government-approved constitutional amendments aimed at limiting the power of the judiciary and bringing the traditionally-secular military and judiciary under government...
The Obama administration filed a brief Tuesday asking a federal appeals court to reinstate the offshore drilling ban ordered after the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The filing in...
