Al Qaeda operative suspected in US embassy bombings killed in Somalia
Al Qaeda operative Fazul Abdullah Mohammed was killed last week by security forces at a checkpoint in Somalia. Mohammed was on the FBI Most Wanted Terrorists Lists for his involvement in the 1998 US...
EU lawmakers urge US not to seek death penalty in USS Cole trial
The European Parliament (EP) on Thursday urged the US not to seek the death penalty for high-value Guantanamo Bay detainee Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri , accused planning the USS Cole [JURIST...
US President Barack Obama announced Sunday night that earlier in the day a small team of US military personnel attacked a compound in which al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden had...
The US Department of Defense (DOD) announced Wednesday that high-value Guantanamo Bay detainee Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri will be subject to capital charges and tried in a military court . According...
CIA removed terror suspects from Guantanamo to avoid due process: AP
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) transferred several high-profile prisoners to Guantanamo Bay to await trial in 2003, only to transfer them back into the CIA's network of secret prisons so they would not be...
FDA announces final rule restricting tobacco sales and promotion to youth
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday announced a final rule restricting tobacco sales and promotions directed at youth. The Regulations Restricting the Sale and Distribution of Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco to...
Zach Mueller, Pitt Law '12, recently attended oral arguments in the case of Humanitarian Law Project v. Holder at the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC. He shares his thoughts on the experience...The red velvet curtain parted, and Chief Justice...
Accused Basque separatist leader refuses to make statements before Spain court
The accused leader of the military arm of Basque separatist group ETA refused to make a statement at two hearings in the Spanish National Courts on Tuesday. Mikel Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina faces a total...
One of the West Bank's largest Israeli settlements is an "unauthorized outpost," according to a report released Monday by Israeli human rights group B'Tselem . The report examined Ofra , a settlement...
A pending California ballot initiative to eliminate same-sex marriage in the state has generated more than $60 million in contributions to committees representing both sides as of Saturday, a figure believed to be a US...
