The United States has gained ground as a country protecting press freedom, according to the sixth annual Worldwide Index of Freedom issued Tuesday by Reporters Without Borders (RWB) . RWB listed Eritrea, North Korea, and Turkmenistan at the bottom of the survey, while Iceland and Norway tied for first. The US moved up the list [...]
US Attorney General nominee Michael B. Mukasey told the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday that he will work to balance national security and civil liberties if confirmed as the next attorney general. During a hearing on his nomination , Mukasey said in his opening statement that he will hold Constitutional limits in high regard: he Justice [...]
Pakistani Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Sher Afgan Niazi said Tuesday that martial law may be declared in the country if the Supreme Court of Pakistan rules against President Pervez Musharraf's bid for re-election. Niazi said that his statement should not be regarded as a threat, but rather an indication that the possibility for martial law [...]
Representatives in the US House have begun to pull back support for a resolution labeling as genocide the World War I-era killings of over one million Armenians by Turkish soldiers , with nearly a dozen members of Congress changing their position on the vote since Monday, the New York Times reported Wednesday. US Speaker of [...]
Officials in Myanmar have arrested close to 3,000 people for participating in recent peaceful protests, the junta said in a statement published Wednesday in the state-run New Light of Myanmar . The junta also said that the 500 people still in detention were those who organized or supported "unrest" and will remain there until interrogated. [...]
Dennis Edney : "You may not be aware that Omar Khadr has, verbally and in writing, asserted his right to be represented by his Canadian counsel and not to be represented by any U.S. military counsel. The Military Commission rules provide for a military lawyer to represent Omar Khadr. Mr. Khadr can choose not to [...]
Corporate Officers & Directors Assurance Ltd. (CODA), a subsidiary of ACE Bermuda , has filed a petition in a New York trial court requesting an order compelling former Tyco International CEO L. Dennis Kozlowski to pay the insurer approximately $1.97 million. CODA provided directors and officers liability insurance to Kozlowski, and won an arbitration award [...]
Giovanni Di Stefano : "Any execution of Mr Al Majid et al after the expiry of the 'within 30 days of final judgement (Sept.4) will be deemed an act of premeditated murder. Representations have been made to the US Military who have the responsibility of maintaining the physical custody of all detainees to ensure that [...]
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday called for an increased effort to uphold the "fundamental human right" to food for some 854 million around the world who suffer from chronic hunger. In a message marking World Food Day , Ban called for cooperation to uphold the right to food , saying that: Enshrined in the [...]
The US House of representatives Tuesday voted 398-21 to pass a shield bill that would prevent courts from compelling reporters to disclose confidential sources. The Free Flow of Information Act of 2007, sponsored by Mike Pence (R-Ind.) and Rick Boucher (D-Va) , would generally allow reporters to refuse to testify as to their sources without [...]
