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Confirmed al Qaeda member convicted of terrorism in New York court
A jury in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York on Thursday convicted Ibrahim Suleiman Adnan Harun on federal terrorism charges for his involvement in the deaths of US servicemen in Afghanistan. Harun was charged with multiple (More) |
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EU top court: employers may ban headscarves in workplace
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled [judgment; press release, PDF] on Tuesday that EU companies, under permitted conditions, may ban employees from displaying political or religious symbols, including Islamic headscarves. In a related case, t (More) |
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Pakistan PM: blasphemy on social media must be punished
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif stated on Tuesday that blasphemy is an "unpardonable offense" and ordered the state to remove such content from social media. In a Twitter post through the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz [official website; Twitte (More) |
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Germany and Italy deport suspected terrorists to Tunisia
German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere confirmed on Sunday that a Tunisian man responsible for a deadly museum attack in Tunisia in 2015 will be deported. Maiziere said, "I can confirm that the talks between us and the Tunisian side have been su (More) |
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Hawaii files request to block new immigration executive order
Hawaii filed a request shortly before midnight on Tuesday for a temporary injunction to block President Donald Trump's new immigration executive order . Hawaii claims that this new executive order is "infected" with the same legal problems as the o (More) |
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UN Security Council condemns terrorist attack in Baghdad
The UN Security Council on Wednesday condemned the February 16 terrorist attack in Baghdad that left at least 55 people dead. A terrorist group linked to the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for the attack, which was report (More) |
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HRW: Islamic State perpetrating violence against Sunni women
Islamic State (IS) fighters are arbitrarily detaining, ill-treating, torturing and forcibly marrying Sunni Arab women and girls in areas under their control in Iraq, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Monday. Although gender-based violence has (More) |
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Iraq begins push against IS forces in western Mosul
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced on Sunday that Iraqi forces, backed by the US, have begun their offensive push into the western sector of the city of Mosul, currently occupied by the Islamic State (IS). IS forces have been confined t (More) |
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UN rights experts urge Cameroon to restore Internet to English-speaking population
A UN human rights expert on Fridayurged the Cameroonian government to restore Internet access to the country's English-speaking populations. In his statement, Special Rapporteur David Kaye called the delay in restoring Internet access, which has bee (More) |
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UN records highest number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan for any year
According to the annual UN report , civilian casualties in Afghanistan for 2016 were at a record high. A total of 3,498 civilians were killed and 7,920 were wounded. Of the dead, 923 were children , as were 2,589 of the injured. The report also docu (More) |
Bruno Hauptmann executed for kidnap, murder of Lindbergh baby
On April 3, 1936, Bruno Hauptmann was executed by electric chair for the kidnapping and murder of the Charles Lindbergh baby.
Read more about the trial of Bruno Hauptmann in JURIST's Famous Trials series.
