UK court sentences accused London transit bombers on lesser charges
A UK judge sentenced two of the three men acquitted of conspiracy charges relating to the July 7, 2005 London Transit Bombings to seven years in prison Wednesday on lesser charges. Mohammed Shakil and Waheed...
A UK jury acquitted Tuesday three alleged conspirators to the July 7, 2005 bombings in London . Mohammed Shakil, Waheed Ali, and Sadeer Saleem were found not guilty of being privy to the conspiracy during a...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in Travelers Indemnity v. Bailey , where the Court will consider whether a bankruptcy court has jurisdiction...
Spain judge to review US rendition memo as investigation continues
Spanish National Court Judge Ismael Moreno Wednesday asked the Spanish Foreign Ministry for a certified copy of a 2002 internal government memorandum detailing a US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) request to use Spanish...
The Spanish Foreign Ministry expressly allowed the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to use Spanish resources in transporting terror suspects to Guantanamo Bay, according to a 2002 internal Foreign Ministry memorandum ...
Judge Richard Leon of the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Monday ruled that in order to be validly held as an "enemy combatants," Guantanamo Bay detainees ...
Ohio to proceed with absentee voting after courts rule on registration requirements
Absentee voting began Tuesday in Ohio after the Ohio Supreme Court and two federal district courts rejected Republican Party challenges to an Ohio secretary of state directive . By a 4-3 vote, the state Supreme Court...
The trial of British national Simon Mann , accused of participating in a 2004 coup attempt against Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo , began Tuesday in Malabo. Government officials charged ...
Japan party introduces bill to compensate Korean, Taiwanese war criminals
An opposition party in Japan has introduced a bill in Japan's House of Representatives that would provide compensation for Korean and Taiwanese nationals convicted of war crimes committed while working for...
DOJ urges appeals court to overturn Vermont greenhouse gas emissions decision
The Bush administration has asked the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to set aside a decision by a federal judge sitting in Vermont that allowed Vermont to regulate automotive greenhouse gas emissions....
