Judge orders DOD to speed up FOIA request on monitoring of student protesters
A federal judge has ordered the US Department of Defense to expedite processing of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request submitted by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and several student groups regarding the alleged...
A court in Moscow on Friday upheld a ban on an international gay pride parade scheduled to take place in the Russian capital on Saturday after gay activists appealed the decision of Moscow Mayor Yuri...
Mexico president applauds US Senate immigration bill passage
Mexican President Vicente Fox on Thursday applauded the US Senate's approval of the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006 that would tighten border security and allow illegal immigrants to follow a...
In the wake of Thursday's release by UK Attorney General Lord Goldsmith of a disclosure statement outlining his actions in rendering advice on the legality of the Iraq war to the government of Prime...
Egypt judges stage silent protest outside High Court for greater independence
As many as 300 reformist judges in Egypt who have called for more judicial independence from the government led by President Hosni Mubarak staged a silent protest in front of the High Court Thursday as...
Congress approves restrictions on demonstrations at military funerals
Congress has approved and sent to President Bush for his signature a measure designed to prevent demonstrators from getting close to military funerals at national cemeteries. The US Senate approved the final version of the Respect for America's Fallen...
The Iraqi government announced Wednesday that it had apprehended Saddam Hussein nephew Bashar Sabawi Ibrahim Hassan al-Tikriti with the assistance of Lebanese police. The statement was ambiguous as to whether al-Tikriti was extradited from Lebanon, and did not specify...
Zimbabwe opposition leader arrested for campaigning too close to election day
Police in Zimbabwe arrested opposition leader Arthur Mutambara and 70 supporters on Friday for allegedly campaigning for a Saturday byelection in violation of Zimbabwes Public Order and Security Act , which makes it illegal...
Somali MPs want warlord ministers charged with crimes against humanity
Somali MPs on Friday asked Prime Minister Ali Gedi to expel several warlords from the Somali cabinet after 150 people were killed in Mogadishu last week during fighting between Islamic factions and the warlord militias. The MPs...
Egypt panel reprimands one judge, clears another in disciplinary hearing
A disciplinary panel for two Egyptian judges who complained of alleged fraud in last years parliamentary elections Thursday reprimanded pro-reform judge Hisham Bastawisi but cleared Mahmoud Mekki of whistleblowing allegations. The rulings came amid clashes ...
