Top Israeli military official cancels London trip after 'war crimes' allegations
The former chief of staff of the Israeli Defense Forces has called off a trip to London after a complaint was filed in Great Britain against him and other top Israeli military officers for "war crimes." Moshe...
BREAKING NEWS ~ Federal judge rules Pledge recitation in public schools unconstitutional
AP is reporting that a federal judge in San Francisco has ruled that the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools with the language "under God" is unconstitutional. The judge granted legal standing to...
Corporations and securities brief ~ Freddie Mac settles accounting scandal
Leading Monday's corporations and securities law news, the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) has announced that it has entered into a consent order with Freddie Mac over the company's multi-billion dollar accounting scandal...
GOP paying vote-tampering defense bills for campaign official
The Republican National Committee has spent over $722,000 on lawyers from the highly-regarded Washington firm Williams & Connolly to defend James Tobin on vote tampering charges, an RNC spokesperson confirmed Wednesday. Tobin, President Bush's 2004 campaign chairman...
International brief ~ Afghan electoral commission releases final candidates list
Leading Tuesday's international brief, the Joint Electoral Management Body in Afghanistan released the final list of approved candidates on Tuesday for the upcoming national parliamentary elections currently scheduled for September 18 . Under...
Pakistan high court orders re-arrest of 13 in gang-rape case
Pakistan's Supreme Court Tuesday overturned the acquittals of 13 men in a gang-rape case and ordered them re-arrested after an appeal by the victim, Mukhtar Mai . The attack was supposedly ordered by village elders in...
Pakistan's Supreme Court on Monday began hearing an appeal by Mukhtar Mai against the acqittal of five men who allegedly brutalized her in a gang-rape that attracted national and international attention and condemnation. Mai was...
The Lahore High Court in Pakistan released 12 men Friday with ties to a highly publicized gang-rape, including six men who were convicted of rape and 6 members of the village council. The case centers around Mukhtar...
News briefing on Koran mishandling allegations, Brigadier General Jay Hood, commander of Joint Task Force Guantanamo, May 26, 2005. Excerpt: For the last 12 days, we have conducted an extensive inquiry into the allegations concerning mishandling of the Koran. From...
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday that the US will be cautious in deciding on the release of prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay on terror suspicions. Rice said the decisions were a...
