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Former Argentine police and army officer Ricardo Taddei, wanted by Argentina for allegedly kidnapping and torturing 166 detainees during Argentina's 1976-1983 "dirty war" , was arrested in Spain Thursday. He is expected...

A terror suspect accused in Spain of links to the Sept. 11 attacks has accused the UK Security Service of using rendition to arrange his torture in several Arab countries. Farid Hilali made the...

US officials at Guantanamo Bay Monday extradited Moroccan Lahcen Ikassrien to Spain to answer charges that he assisted al-Qaida cell leader Imad Eddin Barakat Yarkas in planning the September 11 attacks. Ikassrien was arrested and sent to the prisoner...

Amnesty International on Monday called for Spain to formally confront its past and provide justice for victims of former fascist Spanish dictator General Francisco Franco . In February, prominent Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon had...

In an apparent dig at the US, a veteran Spanish anti-terror judge emphasized the necessity of international cooperation, law and reason in the pursuit of terrorism Thursday in a special UN-sponsored meeting in New York . Baltasar Garzon...

Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon , widely known for his high-profile investigations of terror and human rights cases, has urged an investigation into the crimes of former Spanish dictator General Francisco Franco . Garzon, who has attempted to...

A Spanish court Monday indicted eight people suspected of providing material aid and logistical assistance to the September 11th hijackers. The indictment alleges that the suspects provided counterfeit documents and logistical support to terrorist cells in Spain and Germany...

Spanish court officials said Saturday that 10 al-Qaida suspects who were previously free on bail have been jailed under a detention order from Judge Baltasar Garzon (BBC profile here) who indicted them in September 2003 for their connection to...