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Italy refused to participate in CIA rendition: lawyer
Italy refused a CIA request to participate in the alleged extraordinary rendition of an Egyptian cleric suspected of terrorism, a lawyer for an Italian spy agency official told Reuters in an interview published Monday. Luigi Panella, the lawyer r (More) |
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Italy spy chief denies involvement in CIA abduction case
Nicolo Pollari, chief of the Italian Intelligence and Security Services , told a closed door meeting of the Italian Senate defense committee that Italian intelligence was not involved in the alleged CIA extraordinary rendition of Egyptian cleric Os (More) |
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Prosecutors question Italy spy chief in CIA abduction case
Italian prosecutors on Saturday questioned Nicolo Pollari, chief of the Italian Intelligence and Security Services , regarding his role in the alleged CIA extraordinary rendition of Egyptian cleric Osama Moustafa Hassan Nasr , also known as Abu Oma (More) |
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UN rights expert urges Egypt president to send judicial reforms bill back to parliament
Leandro Despouy, the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights' Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, on Friday expressed "serious concern" over a recently passed Egyptian judicial reforms bill . Despouy said:Concern (More) |
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Hamas, Hezbollah, and others: a new 'coalition of the willing'
Ali Khan : "Endangering international peace and security and defying international law, the Middle East is spinning out of control. The recent spiral of violence intensified when Palestinian militants captured an Israeli soldier and converted hi (More) |
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Italy defense official denies involvement in CIA rendition of Egyptian cleric
The government of Italy was not involved in and did not know in advance of the CIA's alleged extraordinary rendition of an Egyptian cleric , an Italian defense official told legislators Tuesday. The official, Giovanni Lorenzo Forceri, told Ita (More) |
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Egypt parliament passes press law, drops controversial provision
The parliament of Egypt passed a new press law on Monday but removed a particularly controversial provision that would have allowed journalists to be imprisoned for reporting on alleged financial impropriety by public officials. Still, journalists (More) |
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Egypt newspapers strike in protest of draft press bill
Twenty-five independent and opposition newspapers in Egypt refrained from publishing on Sunday in a pre-planned strike designed to protest the lack of legal protection afforded to journalists as reflected in a draft press law that permits judges t (More) |
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Egypt dailies plan strike to protest draft publications bill
The editors of seven independent newspapers in Egypt plan to go on strike Sunday to protest the lack of legal protection afforded to journalists, the independent daily Al-Masry Al-Youm reported Tuesday. The strike is scheduled for the same day the (More) |
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Italy police arrest Italian intelligence officials in CIA abduction case
Police arrested two Italian intelligence officers Wednesday, including a senior official, in connection with the alleged extraordinary rendition of Egyptian cleric Osama Moustafa Hassan Nasr , also known as Abu Omar. Judicial sources said that Marc (More) |
US Supreme Court said FCC could reprimand radio station for broadcasting comedian Carlin's "Filthy Words"
On July 3, 1978, the US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Federal Communications Commission had a right to reprimand New York radio station WBAI for broadcasting George Carlin's Filthy Words sketch.
Read FCC v. Pacifica Foundation.
