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UN official says UK proposal to deport extremists could violate international law
UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Manfred Nowak said Tuesday that British Prime Minister Tony Blair's plan to deport Islamic extremists is likely to result in violations of international human rights law. While such laws prohibit Britain from d (More) |
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Egypt presidential candidate promises end to emergency law
Noaman Gomaa, a law professor who is one of two top challengers to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Egypt's upcoming September elections , promised Sunday to repeal Egypt's controversial emergency law and release political prisoners if (More) |
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Detainee alleges abuse en route to Guantanamo
Benyam Mohammed , a 27-year-old Ethiopian man held at Guantanamo, claims he was tortured in Pakistan, Morocco, and Afghanistan before arriving in Cuba. While there is no independent verification for Mohammed's claims, it is not the first allegat (More) |
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Lawyer Al-Bukhari is first woman to run for Egyptian presidency
Ashjan Ahmad al-Bukhari, an Egyptian lawyer, has become the first woman to join Egypt's presidential race, which for the first time will allow multiple candidates this year. However, doubts remain about the validity of her candidacy, since at l (More) |
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FBI memo warned against sending terrorism suspects abroad to be tortured
An FBI memo obtained by Newsweek to be reported in its August 8 print edition warned three years ago that government officials could be prosecuted for planning transfers of terrorism suspects to countries that allow torture, a process called extraor (More) |
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Negotiations on UN terror treaty restarted
The UN General Assembly's Sicth (Legal) Committee restarted work on a treaty against international terrorism Friday, motivated by a rash of recent attacks in Egypt and Great Britain. Moroccan Ambassador Mohamed Bennouna said that the committe (More) |
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Mubarak confirms presidential re-election bid as Egypt poll approaches
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak confirmed that he would seek a fifth term in the upcoming September election, the first multi-candidate election in Egypt's recent history. Mubarak promised a transparent and fair election, which has been a cont (More) |
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Iraqi Special Tribunal questions 'Chemical Ali'
A video released Monday obtained by AP shows the Iraqi Special Tribunal questioning former officials of Saddam Hussein's regime, including Ali Hassan al-Majid , known as "Chemical Ali" for his alleged role in gassing the Kurdish villa (More) |
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AG Gonzales pushes Patriot Act after overseas bombings
US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales told CNN's Sunday "Late Edition" that the recent bombings in London and Egypt indicate the Patriot Act is still a necessary law to prevent similar attacks from occurring in the US. Gonzales said (More) |
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Egyptian report clears chemist as London bombings suspect
An Egyptian Interior Ministry report has concluded that there are no links between detained chemist Magdi al-Nashar and the al-Qaeda suspects responsible for the bombings in London. Nashar was arrested in Cairo last week as part of an investigation (More) |
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced to death for spying
On April 5, 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death after a treason trial in which they were convicted of passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.
Learn more about the Rosenberg trial.
