Father, son arrested for alleged al-Qaida link News
Father, son arrested for alleged al-Qaida link

[JURIST] A father and son have been arrested and charged [AP report] with lying to federal agents after the son admitted to attending an al-Qaida training camp in Pakistan, the FBI said on Tuesday. Hamid Hayat, 22, is charged with lying about attending the camp. Hamid's father, Umer Hayat, 47, is charged with lying about his son's activities and about giving him $100 a month while attending the camp. Two others, Muhammed Adil Khan and Shabbir Ahmed, are being held on immigration violations [CNN report] discovered during the investigation. The probe is ongoing and officials suggest more arrests will be made. AP has more.

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South Africa becomes first country on continent to legalize same-sex marriage

Same-sex marriages became legal in South Africa on November 30, 2006 as the country's Civil Union Act, 2006 went into effect, making South Africa the only country on the African continent to legalize same-sex marriage. Read the Civil Union Act, 2006.