Omar v. Harvey, US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, February 9, 2007 [ruling unanimously that US citizen and suspected terrorist Shawqi Omar has a right to argue his case before a US court rather then being turned...

South African President Thabo Mbeki promised in his annual state of the nation address Friday to reduce crime by increasing the police force and reducing unemployment. South Africa has one of...

A three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled unanimously Friday that US citizen and suspected terrorist Shawqi Omar has a right to argue...

The US Environmental Protection Agency on Friday finalized a regulation intended to slash toxic emissions from automobiles and related sources through the year 2030. EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson said the new standards...

A North Carolina State Senator proposed a bill Thursday that will protect doctors who assist in executions from disciplinary actions. Senate Bill 114, filed by Republican State Senator Phil Berger , will shield health...

Russian prosecutors said Friday their case against former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner, Platon Lebedev , is solely a criminal matter and not politically motivated. A spokesperson for...

The US District Court of Maine has ruled that the Maine Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) cannot compel Verizon Communications to disclose whether the telephone company participated in the warrantless domestic surveillance program [JURIST...

The government of Spain agreed Friday to declassify and deliver to Spanish High Court Judge Ismael Moreno intelligence documents he ordered from Spain's National Intelligence Center pertaining to secret CIA "rendition flights" [JURIST...

The European Commission proposed Friday that all EU member nations criminalize serious environmental offenses and impose minimum sanctions for violations. Commission Vice President for Justice, Freedom and Security Franco Frattini said the proposed...

Australian Attorney General Philip Ruddock Friday denied contentions by lawyers representing Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks that comments made by the head of the US military prison indicated...