US Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano said Friday that Haitians who arrived illegally after last week's earthquake would be sent back to Haiti. Napolitano told a news conference that Haitians should not view the earthquake as an open opportunity to migrate to the US, but should remain in their country to help rebuild. Last [...]
Nigeria’s cabinet must pass a resolution within 14 days on whether ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua is capable of running the country, according to an order issued on Friday by Judge Dan Abutu of Federal High Court in Abuja. Yar'Adua has been absent from the country for two months receiving medical treatment in Saudi Arabia. Last [...]
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ma Zhaoxu on Friday accused the US of harming bilateral relations with China after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton , gave a speech promoting Internet freedom and criticizing censorship. Though she did not overtly attack China, Clinton did critique countries that restrict free access of information, declaring that they "risk walling [...]
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday that two Guantanamo Bay detainees have been transferred to Algeria . Hassan Zumiri had spent more than seven years in the Guantanamo detention center, while Adil Hadi al-Jazairi bin Hamlili had been held for five. Both men are Algerian nationals, bringing the total number of Algerians released [...]
The California Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously overturned a 2003 law limiting the amount of marijuana that may be possessed under the state's Medical Marijuana Program (MMP) . The court ruled that Health and Safety Code § 11362.77 , allowing patients to possess no more than eight ounces of dried marijuana, represented an unconstitutional effort [...]
Federal prosecutors on Thursday announced the indictment of seven more individuals in connection with the probe surrounding Galleon Group hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam and former hedge fund consultant Danielle Chiesi. The seven defendants were originally arrested in November on insider trading charges, and the 10-count indictment includes additional charges of securities fraud and conspiracy [...]
US President Barack Obama
Kenyan officials on Thursday announced the creation of a special tribunal to hear legal claims dealing with HIV , including discrimination and medical confidentiality cases. The tribunal will have the legal standing and powers of a subordinate court, and will be under the office of the Attorney General . Earlier this month, Kenya's National Aids [...]
Zimbabwean state-run media on Thursday announced the suspension of governmental efforts to collect public opinions on a new constitution for the country. Munyaradzi Paul Mangwana, co-chairman of the committee charged with drafting the document, cited financial and logistical concerns, as well as disagreements over who would be responsible for gathering the public’s views. Movement for [...]
EU officials told US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano Thursday that European airports will not install body scanning technology until the countries have studied the effectiveness, safety, and threat to privacy of such devices. The US already has placed body scanners in some airports, and encouraged their use in Europe following the [...]
