US counter-terrorism officials have indicated that the administration of President Barack Obama is considering trying the former leader of Hezbollah in a military commission on US soil, the...
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Scottish prosecutors asked Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) on Monday for any evidence, witnesses or assistance they can provide in tracking down those involved in the Lockerbie bombing . The request follows the Scottish Crown's recent...
Five human rights groups sent a letter Monday to Cameroon President Paul Biya, urging him to end persecution against gays and lesbians and repeal laws that criminalize homosexual conduct . The...
The UN Security Council on Sunday called on Yemen to end ongoing violence related to attacks on unarmed, peaceful protestors and urged the nation to comply with international law. Ambassador Nawaf Salam of Lebanon, on...
Libyan leaders, including National Transitional Council (NTC) Chairman Mustafa Abdel Jalil , met Sunday to begin a discussion regarding the formation of the country's interim government. During the meeting, which is set to last three days,...
The US House of Representatives on Friday voted 249-169 to pass a bill that would effectively block a number of broad regulations aimed at reducing emissions. The Transparency in Regulatory Analysis...
Former Pennsylvania Judge Michael Conahan, 59, was sentenced on Friday to 17 and a half years in federal prison for his involvement in a juvenile sentencing scandal . Conahan appeared in a federal courtroom at...
The trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was paused on Saturday, after lawyers representing victims and their families filed motions to change both the location and judge for the trial. That morning, confidante to Mubarak...
The Collective of Basque Political Prisoners (EPPK) on Friday released a statement supporting the 2010 Guernica agreement and called for the Euzkadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) to commit to a permanent truce....
A soldier with the US Army was sentenced on Friday for his role in murdering an unarmed teenage Afghan civilian. Private Andrew Holmes was sentenced to seven years in prison as part of a plea...
