Kevin Martin , the new chairman of the US Federal Communications Commission , is preparing to release a number of backlogged indecency fines in the coming weeks after months of inaction as agency officials work to speed...
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The United States military has again denied several allegations that forces used white phosphorus against Iraqi civilians during a 2004 military assault on the insurgent-controlled city of Fallujah. The military did, however, confirm...
An Iraqi government spokesman said Thursday that the Iraqi Special Tribunal can appoint new defense lawyers in the cases of former dictator Saddam Hussein and his aides if the current lawyers fail to appear...
US v. Joseph Hirko and Rex Shelby, United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, November 9, 2005 . Read the full text...
The United States has written the blueprints for a new constitution in Bosnia that aims to create a more centrally governed parliamentary democracy, the Guardian reported Thursday. The text is the result of seven months...
The chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Pat Roberts (R-KS) , has told Senate leaders that Congress should not push for a probe into the leak of classified information on secret prisons to the Washington Post...
As Australia's parliament begins debating tough new anti-terrorism laws , Australian Prime Minister John Howard said Thursday that he is considering revoking the citizenship of Australians who are convicted of terrorism crimes. Howard and Attorney General...
Turkey can ban the wearing of headscarves in public and private universities, the European Court of Human Rights ruled Thursday. In its judgment , which is not subject to appeal, the court rejected Leyla Sahin's...
Several members of the US Senate Judiciary Committee predicted in a hearing Wednesday that a bill to allow the televising of US Supreme Court proceedings will soon be passed by Congress. The bill...
The US Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommitee on the Constitution approved a proposed constitutional amendment, the Marriage Protection Amendment , in a 5-4 vote Wednesday. The amendment, which defines marriage as a union between a man and...
