UK judge rules in trial of soldiers charged with abusing Iraqi detainees
A British judge issued a ruling Tuesday in the case of seven British soldiers facing court-martial for charges relating to the abuse of Iraqi detainees. Justice Stuart McKinnon ordered the ruling to remain private,...
US Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald rested the prosecution's case Thursday in the trial of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby . As the prosecution's final witness, Tim Russert , Washington bureau chief for NBC...
O'Connor decided to leave high court after Rehnquist said he was staying: interview
Former US Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor made her decision to step down in July 2005 after consulting with then-Chief Justice William Rehnquist , according to a Newsweek interview [text; press...
Bush presses comprehensive immigration reform in State of the Union address
President Bush pressed for comprehensive immigration reform in his State of Union address Tuesday night, urging US lawmakers to take action to secure US borders, enhance interior and worksite enforcement of immigration laws, create...
The United Nations will work with Nepali leaders to bring human rights violators to justice, according to a statement from UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour . Arbour is on a six-day visit to the...
Bush lifts moratorium on drilling in parts of Alaska, Gulf of Mexico
President Bush has cleared the way for drilling of oil and natural gas in parts of Bristol Bay, Alaska, and the central Gulf of Mexico . In a memorandum to the secretary of interior...
Ex-Enron accounting head reports to Texas prison for six-year fraud sentence
Richard Causey , former Enron chief accounting officer, has reported to the Bastrop Federal Correction Institution , a low-security facility in Texas, to begin serving his prison sentence for his role in the...
The Russian State Duma has effectively extended a national moratorium on the death penalty until 2010 by postponing until then the establishment of jury trials in Chechnya , the only territory in...
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed into law a controversial bill that eliminates a rule requiring at least 50 percent of voters to turn out in order for poll results to be validated. Putin...
An Italian court on Monday ordered former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and British corporate lawyer David Mills to face trial on corruption charges. According to Italian media reports, Mills in 1997...
