BREAKING NEWS ~ John Paul II dies; pope championed freedom, rights
Pope John Paul II has died, according to Vatican sources. He was 84. An announcement has just been made in Italian and English on Vatican Radio, monitored over the Internet from...
BREAKING NEWS ~ John Paul II dies; pope championed freedom, rights
Pope John Paul II has died, according to Vatican sources. He was 84. An announcement has just been made in Italian and English on Vatican Radio, monitored over the Internet from...
Doctor says photojournalist killed in Iranian detention was tortured, raped
According to Iranian doctor Shahram Azam, Iranian-Canadian photographer Zahra Kazemi was tortured and raped during her detention by Iranian authorities before her death in July 2003. The claims by Dr. Azam contradict the...
BREAKING NEWS ~ Schiavo parents file for full 11th Circuit rehearing
AP is reporting that the parents of Terri Schiavo have opted to seek an expedited rehearing of their case by the full US Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals en banc instead of pursuing...
Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist returns to the US Supreme Court bench Monday to hear arguments, according to a Court spokesperson. Rehnquist is planning to attend the two arguments scheduled for this morning in...
Italian prosecutors have questioned Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena, who was wounded late Friday by US forces after she was released by her kidnappers at the end of a month-long hostage ordeal. An Italian security agent was killed...
DNA tests announced in a Sri Lanka court Monday confirmed that "Baby 81," a baby boy rescued from debris in the wake of the tsunami, does in fact belong to the couple who had launched a legal...
UK terrorism derogation to be challenged in Europe human rights court
Lawyers representing UK terror suspects detained by authorities in Broadmoor high security hospital and Belmarsh prison have filed a case with the European Court of Human Rights , arguing that Britain's derogation from the European Convention on Human...
International brief ~ Annan reports to Security Council on Sudan
In Friday's international brief, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan formally reported to the Security Council Friday morning on the finding of the special UN commission on the situation in the Darfur region of Sudan. While the commission did...
International brief ~ UK to release three terror suspects on bail
In Monday's international brief, the United Kingdom's Special Immigration Appeal Commission has granted bail to three terror suspects individuals being held without charge or trial in London's Belmarsh Prison . The only individual to...
In Tuesday's international brief, Southern Sudan officials Monday ratified the proposed peace treaty between the now-autonomous South and the Khartoum government of the north. The 224-seat National Liberation Council, the legislative branch of the now-ruling Sudan People's...