East Timor prosecutors have summoned former prime minister Mari Alkatiri for questioning about allegations that he formed a hit squad to target opponents. Alkatiri resigned from office Monday amid public protests. The government lawyers said Alkatiri could be charged. A close associate of Alkatiri's, former Interior Minister Rogerio Lobato, is already facing charges that he [...]

The European Court of Human Rights has rejected a request by three British bankers wanted in the US in connection with the Enron scandal to stay their extradition. David Bermingham, Gary Mulgrew, and Giles Darby, formerly of NatWest , will likely be extradited to the US in mid-July to face charges that they aided Enron [...]

President Bush on Tuesday again pressed the US Senate to pass a line-item veto bill that was approved by the House last week . Speaking in Washington to members of the Manhattan Institute , Bush emphasized that the bill was crafted to pass constitutional muster: We figured out that, obviously, any line-item veto would again [...]

The FBI on Monday dropped its investigation into the library records of a Connecticut library, concluding that the identity of patrons using a particular computer last February no longer posed a threat to national security. Four librarians mounted a challenge against the National Security Letter (NSL) they received last year, refusing to turn over library [...]

An investigative committee for Thailand's Attorney General's office on Tuesday unanimously recommended that five of Thailand's political parties be dissolved because of fraud surrounding an April general election . The recommendation includes the ruling Thai Rak Thai led by Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra , as well as the opposition Democrats and three smaller political parties. [...]

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 for his release . Hicks' Australian lawyer, David McLeod, said that another approach being considered is to press the Australian government into [...]

Iraq National Reconciliation and Dialogue Plan, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, June 25, 2006 . English text as provided by the Iraqi government: In The Name of God The National Reconciliation and Dialogue project In order to confirm the coherence between the Iraqi people, establishing the basis of national unity among their different components, to treat [...]

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 . Deputy Assistant Attorney General Michelle E. Boardman testified during the committee's hearing on signing statements that presidents dating to James Monroe have [...]

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 National People's Congress , would fine media organizations up to $12,000 for reporting on emergencies such [...]

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 Code, a judge may order a publication ban on details from court hearings in order to protect a [...]