A naturalized American citizen pleaded not guilty on Saturday in federal court in New York City to charges of conspiring to commit murder in a foreign country and of receiving military training from al Qaeda. Adis Mendunjanin was indicted...
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US terrorism suspect pleads not guilty to receiving al Qaeda training
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First Circuit upholds civil commitment of sex offenders
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China warns Switzerland against accepting Uighur Guantanamo detainees
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Not guilty plea entered in attempted plane bombing
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Switzerland court rules UBS disclosure of client information was illegal
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Portugal lawmakers give preliminary approval to same-sex marriage bill
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Supreme Court to hear case on deadline for restitution orders
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UN rights expert urges Sri Lanka war crimes probe over execution video
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Obama announces enhanced air security guidelines after completion of review
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Europe court rules sex trafficking violates human rights convention
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A three judge panel from the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on Friday upheld the constitutionality of provisions of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act ,...
The Chinese Embassy in Switzerland on Friday warned that Switzerland would jeopardize relations with China by accepting two Uighur Guantanamo Bay detainees . Switzerland has already agreed to accept an Uzbek Guantanamo detainee,...
A plea of not guilty was entered in a US federal court Friday for Nigerian national Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, indicted on six counts for allegedly attempting to set off an explosive device on Northwest Airlines Flight 253...
The Federal Administrative Court of Switzerland ruled Friday that the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) violated the law in February 2009 when it ordered UBS to disclose information...
The Portuguese Parliament on Friday approved a bill to legalize same-sex marriage . The bill gives same-sex couples the same rights as heterosexual married couples, but stops short of allowing same-sex couples to...
The US Supreme Court on Friday granted certiorari in Dolan v. United States , in which the Court will consider whether a district court may enter a restitution...
UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial killings Philip Alston on Thursday urged an investigation into possible Sri Lankan war crimes after authenticating a video of members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)...
US President Barack Obama on Thursday called for stricter airline security measures as he announced the conclusion of two security reviews he ordered after the failed attempt by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab to detonate an explosive...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Thursday that sex trafficking violates conventions against slavery and forced labor, finding both Russia and Cyprus liable in the case of a young woman who...
