The White House Friday denied a Thursday AP report that officials are nearing a decision to close the Guantanamo Bay military prison, saying that, although there is a general desire to eventually close the facility, "nothing is imminent" . White House deputy press secretary Dana Perino said that although President Bush indicated his desire to [...]
Negotiations to establish an international broadcasting treaty at the Second Special Session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) failed Friday, as US and European delegations were unable to overcome fundamental differences concerning the extent anti-piracy protections should protect the retransmission of content. European delegations wanted to protect the content of the [...]
The Iraqi High Tribunal (IHT) judgment convicting former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and other co-defendants of crimes against humanity committed in the Iraqi town of Dujail was plagued by serious factual and legal errors, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) briefing paper released Friday. HRW found that the judgment relied solely on the defendants' [...]
Two Chinese labor officials were arrested Friday after allegations broke that they failed to report the enslavement of hundreds of people, which included not only adults, but also children and the mentally retarded. A total of 359 people, with at least 12 children, were forced to work up to 20 hours a day without pay [...]
Rwandan Foreign Minister Charles Murigande announced Friday the arrest of Rwandan genocide suspect Isaac Kamali by US authorities at the Philadelphia International Airport while Kamali was attempting to enter the United States earlier this week. Murigande hopes that Kamali, a former senior official with the Ministry of Public Works who holds dual-citizenship from France, will [...]
US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales told the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) Thursday that to keep guns away from the mentally ill, all states must upgrade their reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) . In giving his perspectives on violent crime to the NAAG 2007 Summer Meeting , Gonzales noted [...]
Outgoing US Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty Thursday denied playing a key role in the controversial firings of at least eight US Attorneys in testimony before the House Judiciary Committee . McNulty disputed the testimony of former US Department of Justice (DOJ) aide Monica Goodling who said that McNulty was closely involved and frequently updated [...]
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) asked a federal district judge Thursday to block New Jersey, Vermont, Maine, Missouri, and Connecticut from investigating potential violations of state consumer privacy laws in the controversial warrantless domestic surveillance program , arguing that the state secrets privilege doctrine bars the state governments from subpoenaing ten telecommunication companies to [...]
US Vice President Dick Cheney has exempted his office from Executive Order 12958 as amended by Executive Order 13292 , which requires executive branch officials to submit annual reports to the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) to ensure that classified information is properly secured, according to documents released Thursday by the House Oversight Committee. The [...]
The Portuguese government officially published a new abortion law Thursday, formally adopting the law and paving the way for it to enter effect on July 15. The law allows abortions during the first 10 weeks of pregnancy free of charge at a public hospital, but requires a meeting with a doctor who will be required [...]
