Al-Qaida member faces sentencing, lawyers say years held without charge punishment enoughOctober 28th, 2009 Lawyers want admitted al-Qaida member releasedPEORIA, Ill. — An al-Qaida sleeper agent is expected in federal court in Illinois for a sentencing hearing that could have far-reaching effects.
Judge closes court hearing for 15-year-old suspect in killing of 9-year-old Mo. girlOctober 27th, 2009 Hearings set for Mo. teen accused of killing girlJEFFERSON CITY, Mo.
Ex-Guantanamo Bay detainees demand evidence of their alleged torture is heard in publicOctober 27th, 2009 Detainees demand torture evidence heard in publicLONDON — Seven former Guantanamo Bay detainees want Britain's High Court to publicly consider evidence of Britain's alleged complicity in their torture. The men are among 11 people suing the British government over its alleged collusion in their mistreatment overseas.
'Survivor' star Hatch to leave Mass. jail after tax evasion term, must get job, pay back taxesOctober 16th, 2009 'Survivor' Hatch to end Mass. tax evasion sentenceBOURNE, Mass.
UK court orders govt to disclose secret details of ex-Guantanamo detainee's alleged tortureOctober 16th, 2009 Court orders release of torture allegation detailsLONDON — Britain's High Court ruled Friday that the government must disclose secret details of a former Guantanamo Bay detainee's alleged torture. Judges said Foreign Secretary David Miliband should release undisclosed sections of a 2008 ruling on the treatment of Binyam Mohamed, despite Miliband's claim that to do so could harm intelligence sharing with the United States.
China sentences 6 more to death for murder during deadly riot in Xinjiang in JulyOctober 14th, 2009 China sentences 6 more to death for Xinjiang riotBEIJING — China has sentenced six more people to death for committing murder during deadly riots in the western Xinjiang region in July. Nearly 200 people were killed Urumqi in July, when China's worst riots in decades broke out, and saw Muslim Uighurs attack members of China's dominant Han ethnic group.
Lawyers for Fla. mom accused of killing her toddler want charges dropped; say lack of evidenceSeptember 30th, 2009 Casey Anthony seeks to have murder charge droppedORLANDO, Fla. — Attorneys for a Florida woman charged with killing her 2-year-old daughter want to prevent prosecutors from seeking the death penalty and said Wednesday that charges against her should be dropped.
Guantanamo prison won't be closed by January as plannedSeptember 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US prison for suspected terrorist detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, will not be closed by January 2010 as planned, US government officials said Saturday. According to a report by CNN, two members of the US administration stated that the planned date to close the facility would not be met due to unresolved legal questions.
Citing comparisons to Guantanamo, ACLU sues to get Bagram Air Base detainee recordsSeptember 22nd, 2009 ACLU seeks Bagram Air Base detainee recordsNEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union in New York has sued the federal government, seeking to make public the records related to prisoners held at an air base in Afghanistan. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in federal court in Manhattan, asks the court to order the Defense Department, the CIA and other agencies to reveal vital information about the detainees at Bagram Air Base.
Judge allows Redmond O'Neal to leave jail after plea in drug case; actors' son to enter rehabSeptember 18th, 2009 Redmond O'Neal to leave jail, enter rehabLOS ANGELES — Prosecutors say Redmond O'Neal has pleaded no contest to bringing drugs to a jail facility and will be sent to a yearlong rehab program. The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office says the son of actors Ryan O'Neal and Farrah Fawcett entered his plea Friday.
Shoe-throwing Iraqi journalist releasedSeptember 15th, 2009 BAGHDAD - Iraqi authorities released Muntadhar al-Zaidi, the Iraqi journalist who famously threw his shoes at then US president George W. Bush, from prison Tuesday.
China sentences three for needle attacksSeptember 12th, 2009 URUMQI - Three people were sentenced to up to 15 years in jail Saturday over a series of needle attacks that triggered a public scare in this capital of China's troubled western Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In the first case, a court sentenced Yilipan Yilihamu, 19, to 15 years in prison for stabbing a woman with a hypodermic needle Aug 28.
First batch of Uighur detainees at Guantanamo agree to go to PalauSeptember 10th, 2009 First Guantanamo Uighurs agree to go to PalauKOROR, Palau — Three Chinese Muslims detained at Guantanamo Bay formally accepted an offer to take up new lives in the Pacific island nation of Palau and could be moved there as early as next month, lawyers say. They were the first among 13 ethnic Uighurs held at the U.S.
Lawyers: Three Uighur detainees at Guantanamo agree to go to PalauSeptember 9th, 2009 Lawyers: 3 Uighurs agree to go to PalauKOROR, Palau — Lawyers say three Chinese Muslims held for years at Guantanamo Bay have accepted an offer to relocate to the Pacific island nation of Palau. The deals are the first to be struck among 13 Uighur detainees at the U.S.
Lawyers: Uighur detainees at Guantanamo agree to go to PalauSeptember 9th, 2009 Lawyers: Uighurs agree to go to PalauKOROR, Palau — Three Chinese Muslims imprisoned for years at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay have agreed to be released to the tiny Pacific nation of Palau, their lawyers told The Associated Press.
