The Minuteman Civil Defense Corps , a private organization of volunteers who patrol US borders, said Thursday that they would begin building a security fence on land owned by supporters along the US-Mexico border if President...
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Egypt has released approximately 950 former militants from the Islamic group Gamaa Islamiya over the last several days, according to lawyers for the prisoners. Some had been held as long as 25 years. The government began small-scale...
Women in Iraq had better quality of life and received more respect for their rights under Saddam Hussein's regime than the current system, according to a survey conducted by the Baghdad-based Woman Freedom Organization . According to the...
Lawyers for former vice-presidential Chief of Staff I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby said in a court filing Wednesday that Libby told a grand jury two years ago that President Bush and Vice President Cheney had...
The State Department announced Thursday afternoon in Washington that the United States will not be seeking membership this year of the new UN Human Rights Council . A spokesman said in a press statement ahead...
Former vice-presidential Chief of Staff I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby told the federal grand jury investigating the CIA leak case that President Bush authorized his disclosure of intelligence information on Iraq, according to the government's...
Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani testified at the resumed sentencing trial of Zacarias Moussaoui on Thursday, describing the 9/11 attacks as he experienced them in his official capacity. He recalled being unable...
A British county court has given a UK anti-war activist until May 5 to pay £580 (about $1,017 USD) in back taxes he's withholding to protest the war in Iraq or face seizure of his property. Robin Brookes, a...
Omri Sharon, son of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon , appealed his nine-month prison sentence on Thursday, apologizing for his actions and arguing that his resignation from the Knesset was punishment enough. Sharon was convicted of...
The Australian government has threatened to overturn a proposed same-sex civil union bill in the Australian Capital Territory unless substantial changes are made. The bill, introduced by ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope , would...
