Search Results for: 2007-05-17

Thirty-nine accused Darfur rebels appeared before special courts in Sudan to be tried under a 2001 anti-terrorism law Wednesday. The accused allegedly belong to the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) , which Sudanese officials accuse...

Detained members of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) , a rebel group from Sudan's Darfur region , will be charged with terrorism and tried this week, Sudanese Justice Minister Abdel Basset Sabdarat told AP Monday....

European Union foreign ministers said Monday that member states that have not yet ratified the EU reform treaty , formally known as the Treaty of Lisbon , should continue their ratification processes despite an...

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 ...

The ruling junta of Myanmar Tuesday extended the house arrest of democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi for another year, a decision that has angered and frustrated many in the international community. Suu Kyi's...

Kevin Lanigan : "The U.S. military in Iraq is quickly moving toward its first court-martial of a civilian contractor since the Vietnam war. The case holds some promise of beginning to reign in...

Former Russian Atomic Energy Minister Yevgeny Adamov was released from prison Thursday after a Moscow City Court suspended his sentence. Adamov was convicted on charges of fraud and abuse of office in...

A military judge Tuesday postponed the scheduled April 28 court-martial for a US Marine charged in connection with the November 2005 killings of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha , rescheduling the trial for June 17....

One in every 100 US adults is currently in prison, according to a report released Thursday by the Pew Center on the States (PCS) . The report found that males were 17 times more...

Egyptian police arrested 25 members of the opposition Muslim Brotherhood Wednesday, following the arrest of 17 members on Tuesday. Muslim Brotherhood members believe the arrests targeted potential candidates for the upcoming April 8 provincial council...