UK police arrest 2 men in connection with Texas synagogue hostage incident
Two men were arrested Wednesday in Manchester, England as a part of the US investigation into a hostage situation at a Texas synagogue earlier this month. The hostage situation took place on January 15 at the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, a town near Fort Worth, Texas. Malik Faisal Akram, 44, of Lancashire, England [...]
Kuwait appeals court upholds acquittal of eight accused of planning attack on US base
A Kuwaiti appeals court on Thursday upheld the acquittal of eight men accused of attempting to form an al Qaeda cell and planning to attack a US base 70 miles south of Kuwait City. The men were tried and...
Pakistani woman sentenced to 86 years for attempted murder of US personnel
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Thursday sentenced Aafia Siddiqui , a Pakistani woman convicted of attempting to murder US personnel at the Afghan...
Kuwait court acquits eight accused of planning attack on US base
A Kuwaiti court on Monday acquitted eight men accused of planning to attack a US base 70 miles south of Kuwait city whom Kuwaiti authorities say have ties to al Qaeda. Defense lawyer Mohammad al-Kundari claims that the six...
Federal jury convicts Pakistani woman of attempted murder of US personnel
A jury in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday convicted Aafia Siddiqui , a Pakistani woman with alleged ties to al Qaeda, on charges of attempting to murder...
US trial begins for Pakistani woman alleged to be al Qaeda agent
The federal trial of Aafia Siddiqui , a Pakistani woman with alleged ties to al Qaeda, began Tuesday in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York . Siddiqui is charged ...
Federal judge rules Pakistan woman alleged to be al Qaeda agent fit to stand trial
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday ruled that Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani woman with alleged ties to al Qaeda, is mentally competent to stand trial....
USA v. Siddiqui, US District Court for the Southern District of New York, July 29, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper...
US judge orders psychiatric evaluation of Pakistan woman alleged to be al Qaeda agent
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Tuesday entered a not guilty plea and ordered a psychiatric evaluation in the trial of Aafia Siddiqui , a Pakistani woman...
US denies Pakistan delegation access to Guantanamo detainees
The US has denied a Pakistani delegation's request to meet with Pakistani detainees held at the US military detention center at Guantanamo Bay , according to a Daily Times report published Sunday. According to the report,...
