Lawyers for David Hicks , an Australian held by the US at the Guantanamo Bay detention center , may seek judicial review of the UK Foreign Office's decision not to petition the US...
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Hicks lawyers may seek judicial review of UK decision not to press Gitmo release
Iraqi national reconciliation plan [Iraq PM]
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China proposes restrictions on media during national emergencies
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DOJ says Bush signing statements record similar to predecessors
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Media organizations challenge Canada terror cases publication ban
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Federal judge halts Missouri executions pending lethal injection changes
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Lawyers for Miami terror suspects allege entrapment
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New Saddam trial on Anfal charges set for August 21
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State Department lawyer says torture concerns complicate Guantanamo closure
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Iraq government elaborates plan to help former detainees in reconciliation bid
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Iraq National Reconciliation and Dialogue Plan, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, June 25, 2006 .English text...
The Chinese government said Tuesday that a law imposing fines on media organizations reporting national emergencies without gaining local government approval could go into effect by October. The law, which has been sent to the Standing Committee of the...
A lawyer for the US Department of Justice on Tuesday defended President Bush's frequent use of signing statements to interpret legislation passed by Congress, in testimony before the US Senate Judiciary Committee...
A group of media organizations has asked a Canadian judge to consider vacating a media blackout in the cases of 17 men arrested in Ontario earlier this month and charged with a terrorist plot. Under Canada's Criminal...
US District Judge Fernando Gaitan Jr. halted all executions in Missouri Monday until Missouri can ensure that inmates do not suffer when given a lethal injection. Gaitan gave the Missouri Department of Corrections until July 15 to...
Lawyers for two of the seven men indicted last week on terrorism charges for allegedly conspiring to bomb the Sears Tower in Chicago and the FBI headquarters in Miami said Monday that their clients were entrapped by...
Saddam Hussein and at least six co-defendants will face a second trial beginning August 21 for allegedly killing 100,000 Kurds during the so-called "Anfal" operation in northern Iraq in the 1980s, the Iraqi High...
John Bellinger , the top legal adviser for the US State Department , said Monday that the US would like to close its detention camp at Guantanamo Bay , but must first make sure that...
Iraq's council of ministers on Monday took the first steps to elaborate on Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's national reconciliation initiative , which he unveiled to parliament Sunday. In a statement, the council said...
