The England and Wales Court of Appeals (Criminal Division) ruled Friday that UK terrorism laws do not allow for a "freedom fighter" defense . The defendant in the case, a Libyan identified as "F", was arrested...

A Turkish court sentenced the conspirators of the 2003 Istanbul bombings Friday, handing down seven life sentences. In addition, 41 of the 74 defendants received prison sentences ranging from four to 18 years; the...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Friday that the United States has consistently failed to investigate and prosecute allegations of abuse of Afghan detainees. The group welcomed this week's prison sentence for CIA contractor...

Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks gathered intelligence on the US embassy in Kabul and "participated in an advanced al Qaeda course on information collection and surveillance" before being captured in 2001 while fighting with the...

The Italian Court of Cassation ruled Friday that former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi should face trial in an appeals court on corruption charges . Berlusconi was accused of bribing judges to stop...

A Russian court on Friday upheld the 2004 sale of the top production unit of now-bankrupt oil company Yukos . Yuganskneftegaz was auctioned off after Yukos was held liable for over $20 billion...

US District Judge Robert G. Doumar has said that he will not grant the Sudanese government's motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by families of sailors killed in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole [Wikipedia backgrounder; US DOD...

A group of lawmakers from the US Senate and House of Representatives on Thursday introduced the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act , which would give the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) [official...

US District Judge Charles S. Haight ruled Thursday that the New York Police Department (NYPD) must stop its practice of videotaping lawful public gatherings and preserving the videotapes and adhere to the...

Italian Judge Caterina Interlandi issued indictments Friday for 31 US and Italian intelligence agents for their alleged role in the February 17, 2003 abduction and extraordinary rendition of alleged terror suspect Osama Moustafa Hassan...