AP is reporting that Pentagon analyst Larry Franklin , previously demoted and stripped of his security clearance in the wake of August allegations that he had spied for Israel, was arrested Wednesday after turning himself in on charges of supplying classified information on Iran to lobbyists of a pro-Israel group, the American Israel Public Affairs [...]

Former Serbian police general Sreten Lukic pleaded not guilty Wednesday at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia to charges of overseeing the murder, deportation and persecution of Kosovo Albanians in 1999. Lukic, who is charged with four counts of crimes against humanity and one count of violations of the laws or customs of [...]

French media said Wednesday that the latest television appearance by French President Jacques Chirac calling on voters to endorse the European constitution was largely a success. Chirac participated in a televised town hall meeting in April, but French commentators called the appearance a failure after Chirac struggled to persuade young voters to support the EU [...]

The ongoing tension between US and Iran over Iran's pursuit of nuclear technology is threatening to stall the 2005 Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty Review Conference , where representatives of more than 180 nations have gathered to review the workings of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty . Though the month-long conference opened Monday , a complete and final [...]

Frank Dunham , the public defender appointed to head the defense for Zacarias Moussaoui , has withdrawn from the case and will not be part of the legal team working to save Moussaoui from a death sentence. Moussaoui, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges last month for his involvement in the 9/11 terror plot, filed [...]

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said Tuesday that expecting any of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council to endorse reforms that would give other nations the same veto powers they already enjoyed would be "utopian". Annan has acknowleged the need for reform in the set-up of the UN's chief decision-making body, which [...]

Following up on a earlier report in JURIST's Paper Chase, Judge Col. James Pohl asked Pfc. Lynndie England late Tuesday whether she wanted to consider withdrawing her guilty plea after her childhood psychologist testified to her reduced mental capabilities . Thomas Denne, England's psychologist since kindergarten, testified that she had been oxygen-deprived at birth, resulting [...]

Acting Air Force Secretary Michael L. Dominguez , announced Tuesday that the Pentagon will investigate reported religious activities at the Colorado Springs United States Air Force Academy to determine if the climate there respects the Establishment and Free Exercise clauses of the US Constitution. Alleged on-campus proselytizing and favoritism for Christians came to light after [...]

A US military court Tuesday selected a panel of six soldiers, all American Iraqi war veterans, to sentence Pfc. Lynndie England, the face of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal. England pleaded guilty Monday to seven charges and her sentence is expected to be delivered by the panel on Thursday. There were originally nine individuals in [...]

Former Bosnia Serb General Vinko Pandurevic pleaded not guilty Tuesday to war crimes charges linked to the 1995 Srebrenica massacre of over 7,000 Muslim males. Pandurevic was indicted five years ago on charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and violations of the law or customs of war. He gave himself up to the International Criminal [...]