Sky News is reporting that Saadoun Janabi, a member of the legal defense team for Saddam Hussein , has been kidnapped in Baghdad. 4:07 PM ET – Reuters is now reporting the kidnapping victim, also identified by police as Saadoun Dulaimi, is actually a defense lawyer for former Iraqi judge Awad al-Bander, who is one [...]

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The US Department of Justice is adopting a zero tolerance policy for anyone attempting to fraudulently acquire aid money appropriated to the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast, US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Thursday. Speaking to about 100 investigators from the Hurricane Katrina Fraud Task Force, Gonzales promised that every dollar directed to hurricane relief would be [...]

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Motorola has filed a lawsuit against the incoming CEO of Nortel Networks , claiming the Canadian telecommunication equipment company's move to hire its former chief operating officer will inevitably result in the use and disclosure of Motorola's trade secrets. Nortel hired Mike Zafirovski as its president and CEO, effective November 15, after he resigned from [...]

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The European Commission has outlined its plan to combat human trafficking during a two-day conference, Tackling Human Trafficking , stressing the importance of cooperation between member states in the effort to stem the flow of adults and children smuggled into countries to work for low wages or as prostitutes. EU Justice Commissioner Franco Frattini pressed [...]

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Prosecutors for Spain's National Court asked Thursday that the court drop an arrest warrant issued for three American soldiers who allegedly killed Spanish journalist Jose Couso and a Ukrainian cameraman in Iraq, according to a court official. The prosecutor's office said that Spain does not have jurisdiction to investigate causes of death that result from [...]

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Judges at The Hague Thursday refused a request by Slobodan Milosevic , on trial for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) , for more time to question witnesses for his defense, and then urged Milosevic to accept the legal help offered to him. Milosevic [...]

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