Three members of Italy's far-left Red Brigades , who were among five people sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for the murder of government economic advisor Marco Biagi, were sentenced Friday to another life term for the murder of Massimo D'Antona , a professor and legal consultant to the Minister of Labour. The murders occurred [...]

Kyrgyzstan Prosecutor General Azimbek Beknazarov has announced that his government will deport 13 of 29 detained Uzbek refugees accused of participating in a May uprising in in the eastern Uzbek city of Andijan , rejecting claims the refugees would face torture in Uzbekistan. Kyrgyzstan is also considering a request to extradite 231 additional refugees currently [...]

Leading Friday's international brief, G8 leaders ending their two-day summit in Scotland issued a final statement saying that they deplored "recent events" in Zimbabwe that have resulted in hundreds of thousands of individuals being left homeless due to the destruction of their dwelling places, and urged Zimbabwean authorities to "end this campaign now, address immediately [...]

The Pentagon announced Friday that four detainees being held at Guantanamo Bay are to be released after Combatant Status Review Tribunal determination that they no longer pose a threat. No details about the detainees were provided. The quasi-judicial tribunal, set by the US Defense Department to address concerns over indefinite detentions , reviews inmate files [...]

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi announced Friday at the G8 summit that his country will begin withdrawing 300 of its 3,000 troops from Iraq as early as September, depending on security conditions. The announcement comes amid concerns of increased tension between the US and Italy following the accidental March killing of an Italian agent by [...]

Ministers are expected to rush into law new measures to arrest and detain terrorism suspects in the UK after Thursday's bombings in London , according to British press reports Friday. A draft counter-terrorism bill designed to create new offenses related to planning terrorist attacks and a controversial ID card bill already before Parliament now seem [...]

Despite earlier indications that it would be approved , observers now aren't sure which way Luxembourg will vote on the EU Constitution in this Sunday's national referendum . Other countries have postponed similar votes and the ratification deadline was extended to at least 2007 after the pact failed in France and the Netherlands, but Luxembourg [...]

Indian opposition leader Lal Krishna Advani criticized the Indian government Friday for repealing the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) , saying that such legislation was necessary to prevent incidents like a Tuesday attack on a religious site in northern India that is disputed between Hindus and Muslims . In a move that was welcomed by [...]

Despite a Supreme Court of Canada order that Rwandan Leon Mugesera should be deported amidst accusations of inciting genocide in his home country, Canadian Justice Minister Irwin Cotler said Friday that Mugesera will not be extradited unless Canada receives binding promises that he would not face the death penalty if convicted. Rwanda had indicated willingness [...]

Following up on previous Pentagon denials of abuse , US Army Surgeon General Lieutenant General Kevin C. Kiley, M.D. Thursday presented a "comprehensive assessment" of actions and procedures by medical personnel at Guantanamo and in Iraq and Afghanistan, telling reporters at a Pentagon news briefing : …the majority of medical personnel interviewed did not observe [...]