The Kuwaiti ambassador to Washington announced Sunday that five of the 11 Kuwaitis detained at Guantanamo Bay would "soon" be released to the government of Kuwait and tried before a court in that country....
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A request made by lawyers for Saddam Hussein to delay the October 19 start of his trial on charges stemming from a 1982 massacre at Dujail was rejected [AP...
Shiite and Kurdish officials held last-minute negotiations with Sunni Arab leaders Sunday in an attempt to win Sunni support of Iraq's proposed constitution . The document, which will be voted on in an October 15th referendum [IECI...
US Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers is likely to face intense questioning from both parties on her views on privacy rights and her qualifications for the job, Sen. Arlen Specter , chairman of...
Louisiana Attorney General Charles Foti announced Monday that six hospitals, including the state's major public hospital, Charity Hospital, and thirteen nursing homes are under investigation to determine whether they mishandled evacuations, abandoned, or euthanized patients...
The European Union imposed sanctions on Uzbekistan Monday for refusing to investigate the deadly suppression of a May uprising . The sanctions, which include suspending a cooperation accord, imposing an arms...
The US has circulated a draft UN resolution calling for the UN's peacekeeping force in Liberia to arrest former Liberian president Charles Taylor if he tries to return from his exile in Nigeria. The...
The first federal fraud charges stemming from the online collection of Hurricane Katrina donations have been filed against Gary S. Kraser, a federal prosecutor in Miami announced Monday. Kraser is accused of collecting nearly $40,000 in...
The United Nations Tuesday called on Iraq's National Assembly to review recently revised rules for the upcoming October 15 referendum on the proposed Iraqi constitution . The National Assembly convened Sunday...
Egypt reassured the US Monday that Sami Al Laithi, an Egyptian man who was released from Guantanamo Bay last week and tranferred to Egypt, would be "treated humanely, in accordance with Egyptian and international...
