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Netherlands reaches agreement with UN to host Hariri tribunal
The government of the Netherlands reached an agreement with the United Nations Friday to host the ad hoc tribunal that will investigate and try suspects involved in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri . A UN delegat (More) |
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Taylor defense team seeks end of Liberia travel ban
The lead counsel for former Liberian president Charles Taylor [BBC profile; SCSL case materials] Wednesday urged the UN Security Council to lift its travel ban [Resolution 1521, PDF; backgrounder] against individuals deemed to be threats to the pea (More) |
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Haneef may still face bomb plot charges: Australia police chief
Australian Federal Police Commissioner Mick Keelty Wednesday indicated that the Australian Federal Police (AFP) investigation of Dr. Mohammad Haneef was "far from complete," adding that the AFP may still submit a new brief of evidence ag (More) |
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Somali man pleads guilty to plotting terror attacks in US
Nuradin Abdi, a Somali national accused of planning terror attacks on shopping malls in the US, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists Tuesday. Under the plea agreement [PDF text; statement of facts, PDF] Abdi will s (More) |
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Australia PM refuses to apologize over handling of Haneef terror case
Australian Prime Minister John Howard refused to apologize for the Australian government's handling of Dr. Mohammad Haneef Monday, saying that it had not "victimized" Haneef despite holding him as a terrorist suspect for 25 days. Han (More) |
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Australia lifts travel ban for Haneef after prosecutors drop terror charge
[JURIST Australian Immigration and Citizenship Minister Kevin Andrews told reporters Saturday that the Australian government has given Dr. Mohammad Haneef permission to leave Australia, reversing a previous decision to place the former terror suspe (More) |
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Formal corruption charges laid against former Bangladesh PM
Former Bangladeshi Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina was formally charged Tuesday with extortion for alleged kickbacks she received during her tenure in office. According to the charges, the former PM and two relatives received thousands of dollars from (More) |
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Former Bangladesh lawmaker gets 20 years in jail for corruption
A judge in Bangladesh sentenced Wadud Bhuiyan, a former lawmaker in the country, to 20 years in jail Sunday for acquiring land and property through corruption and abuse of power. The judge also ordered Bhuiyan, a member of the Bangladesh Nationalis (More) |
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Bangladesh arrests former PM on corruption charges
Bangladeshi authorities arrested former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed following a raid on her home Monday, accusing Hasina of extorting approximately $1.16 million from two businessmen. Hasina is also accused of involvement in the political as (More) |
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Peru official decries Chile court ruling denying Fujimori extradition
Peruvian Extradition Unit Chief Omar Chehade on Sunday criticized a Chilean court ruling denying a Peruvian request for the extradition of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori [personal website; JURIST news archive], characterizing it as slan (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.
