Pfc. Lynndie England's lead civilian lawyer has resigned . Speaking Thursday, Richard Hernandez of Denver cited the heavy financial burden of working on the high-profile case without compensation over such a long time. Following a military's judge's dismissal of England's guilty plea to seven charges on Wednesday. Fort Hood Commander Lt. Gen. Thomas Metz is [...]

The US government and Zacarias Moussaoui's defense team filed a joint proposal Thursday asking Judge Leonie Brinkema to allow the penalty phase of Zacarias Moussaoui's trial to begin with jury selection on January 9, 2006, with opening statements beginning February 6, 2006. Moussaoui pleaded guilty last month to involvement in the 9/11 attacks. Prosecutors have [...]

A Russian immigrant turned Israeli soldier was arrested in Israel for ties to neo-Nazi groups Thursday just as Israel was marking Holocaust Remambrance Day on the 60th anniversary of Nazi Germany's defeat. The soldier had been arrested on drug charges, but under interrogation told police he was a Nazi, which led to the discovery of [...]

A new rule announced Thursday by the US Department of Agriculture has opened one third of roadless national forest land – some 58.5 million acres – for road construction, logging, and other commercial purposes in Alaska and other western states. Of the total area, 34.3 million acres would be immediately cleared for road construction, with [...]

Lebanese President Emile Lahoud signed a decree Thursday setting legislative elections for May 29 through June 19 under an electoral law which opposition supporters claim will favor pro-Syrian loyalists and limit Christian representation . The law , drafted in 2000 and applied in that year's legislative elections when Lebanon was still under Syrian control, arranges [...]

Desmond de Silva, a UK national appointed Thursday as the new chief prosecutor for the UN-affilated Special Court for Sierra Leone immediately renewed a call made earlier this week by his predecessor David Crane his for former President of Liberia Charles Taylor , now living in Nigeria, to be brought to justice. De Silva will [...]

The case of Pfc. Lynndie England has gone to Fort Hood commander Lt. Gen. Thomas Metz in the wake of Wednesday's rejection of her guilty plea by court-martial judge Col. James Pohl. Metz must determine whether England should be charged again, and if so, how. If charges are brought a second time, England will have [...]

Former Nepalese prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has been charged by Nepal's new anti-corruption commission with misappropriation of state funds while in office, allegedly diverting money from the Prime Minister's Relief Fund. Deuba and his government were dismissed February 1 after King Gyanendra declared a state of emergency as a result of the Maoist revolution [...]

Juan Guzman, the Chilean judge best known for indicting military strongman and former dictator General Augusto Pinochet , has announced his retirement. Guzman indicted Pinochet twice, first in a case relating to the Caravan of Death which executed 70 political prisoners, and second in a case relating to Operation Condor , a plan to hunt [...]

New Ecuadorian President Alfredo Palacio announced Wednesday that a referendum will be scheduled in the next six months in an effort to stabilize the country's political situation. The referendum is expected to ask voters such questions as whether or not the current presidential system should be replaced by a parliamentary government. Ecuador has been plagued [...]