Scope of UN reforms narrows as negotiators scramble for deal
UN negotiators involved in reform talks ahead of the 2005 World Summit continued talks late into the morning Tuesday in hopes of having at least some proposals finalized ahead of the summit, which begins Wednesday. Hopes of...
UN summit talks break down over human rights, management reform differences
Intensive talks directed at salvaging a consensus draft document for the 2005 United Nations World Summit broke down Monday over differences on human rights and management reform, according to a spokesman for the US UN mission [official...
Last-minute talks continued Sunday at the UN as an intergovernmental negotiating group struggled to finalize a text to be submitted to the UN's 2005 World Summit , scheduled to begin Wednesday. The group is working to...
Judge questions continued detention of Gitmo Uighurs cleared for release
A federal judge met with Justice Department lawyer Terry Henry Thursday to discuss why the US has not yet released two Chinese Uighur Muslims still held at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp after the government determined...
Militant allegedly involved in Daniel Pearl killing charged by Pakistani police
Pakistani police on Wednesday charged militant Mohammad Hashim Qadir in connection with the 2002 kidnapping and murder of US reporter Daniel Pearl . Qadir was picked up last month for involvement in the killing of a man on...
The US military is scheduled to complete ongoing renovations to some areas of Guantanamo Bay by Monday, creating improved facilities for detainees who are deemed no longer a threat to the United States, Brig. General Jay...
Pakistan's chief election commissioner Abdul Hameed Dogar Wednesday promised to take swift and severe action against anyone prohibiting women from accessing polls in next week's local government elections. Dogar said he would go so far as to cancel results...
Militant linked to killing of journalist Pearl appears before Pakistani court
A key suspect believed to be connected to the abduction and murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl was brought before a civil court Tuesday in the city of Karachi, Pakistan. Mohammad Hashim Qadir was held in connection...
An extradition treaty between Pakistan and Britain is in the "final stages", according to a spokesman for the Pakistani government. The official declined to elaborate on how many wanted persons may be traded between the two countries after the...
Mahmud Faruq Brent, a Southern Maryland resident, was charged in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York Thursday with aiding and abetting a terrorist organization. According to prosecutors, Brent openly bragged about his...
