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Yemen president backs out of UN-arranged negotiations with rebels
The president of Yemen on Sunday backed out of talks arranged by the United Nations (UN) with Shiite rebels. It was announced by his office that there would be no talks until the rebels accept a UN resolution that would require them to remove them (More) |
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California Governor vetoes drone trespassing bill
California Governor Jerry Brown on Wednesday vetoed a bill that would have banned individuals from flying drones lower than 350 feet over private property without permission from a landowner. The stated purpose of the bill was to protect privacy r (More) |
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Rights group sues UK for information on Syria drone strikes
Rights Watch (UK) commenced a legal proceeding against the government on Tuesday, seeking the publication of legal advice the government claims provided justification for a Syrian drone strike that killed three, including two British citizens. Dir (More) |
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AI: killings of civilians in Yemen conflict may be war crimes
The fighting in Yemen [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] between Huthi militias and anti-Huthi armed groups has indiscriminately killed and wounded civilians with unlawful airstrikes in civilian neighborhoods, according to a report issued Tues (More) |
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Egypt, Saudi Arabia sign joint security agreement
Egypt and Saudi Arabia signed an agreement on Thursday that will improve stability and safety in the region. The agreement , entitled the "Cairo Declaration" and signed in Cairo by President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt and Saudi Defense Minister (More) |
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Federal judge rejects challenge from Guantanamo Bay detainee
A federal judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Thursday rejected a legal challenge from a Guantanamo Bay detainee who claimed that his detention at the naval base was illegal. Muktar Yahya Najee al-Warafi from Yemen wa (More) |
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Six Guantanamo detainees transferred to Oman
Six Guantanamo detainees were transferred to Oman Saturday, marking the first transfer of detainees from the prison in five months.The Pentagon reports that the six Yemeni men transferred include Emad Abdullah Hassan, held without charge since 2002 (More) |
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Federal appeals court overturns conviction of former al Qaeda media director
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday struck down the conspiracy conviction of Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman Al Bahlul [HRW profile; JURIST news archive], the media secretary for Osama bin Laden , in a 2-1 decision. The (More) |
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Yemen drone strike victims' familes file suit against US
The families of two Yemeni men who were killed by US drone strikes filed a lawsuit Sunday against the US claiming that the men, Salem bin Ali Jaber and Waleed bin Ali Jaber, were "innocent bystanders" who were wrongfully killed. The lawsuit, which (More) |
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UN sets Yemen peace talk date, urges Yemen president to send delegation
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday invited Yemen President Abd Rabou Mansour Hadi to send a delegation to the UN sponsored Yemen consultation set to begin in Geneva on June 14th. The Secretary General has called on all parties to partici (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.
