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Saddam Hussein’s chief lawyer implored world leaders today to prevent the United States from handing over the ousted leader to Iraqi authorities for execution, saying he should enjoy protection from his enemies as a “prisoner of war.” Iraq’s highest court on Tuesday rejected Saddam’s appeal against his conviction and death sentence for the killing of […]

China’s National People’s Congress started debate Sunday on the seventh draft of a landmark private property bill intended to protect state, collective and private property. If passed, the legislation will be first bill in China’s history to specifically protect private ownership. The controversial bill has already sparked public debate [AFP report] on whether the law

When Michael B. Siegel was a kid, his favorite player was Charles Barkley of the 76ers, and he practiced Barkleyesque moves on the playgrounds and school gyms in suburban Philadelphia, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer. “I thought I would play pro, I guess, but then I had about five injuries and knew I would never get

Donald Findlay has reclaimed his position as Scotland’s highest earning criminal lawyer, a report will today reveal. The veteran QC raked in around £300,000 in legal aid during the past financial year for defending accused people in some of the highest-profile court cases. Mr Findlay, the former vice-chairman of Rangers Football Club, had been Scotland’s

The questions over lethal injection that have led executions to be halted in Florida and California are likely to curb the use of the death penalty across the USA, according to analysts who support capital punishment and others who oppose it. However, it’s unclear whether the increasing focus on whether lethal injection is unconstitutionally painful

Downing Street yesterday bowed to pressure from Saudi Arabia and forced the Serious Fraud Office to abandon its investigation into alleged bribery of Saudi officials by BAE Systems. The investigation had embarrassed the Saudi royal family, on whom the alleged £60 million bribes were supposed to have been spent, and threatened a new £10 billion

In a cavernous room that once displayed gifts given to Saddam Hussein, eight men in yellow prison garb sat on the floor facing the wall, guarded by two American soldiers. Among them was Abdulla Sultan Khalaf, a Ministry of Industry employee seized by American troops who said they found 10 blasting caps and 100 sticks

Grappling with Web 2.0 can be a bit daunting in that it has become an amalgamation of disparate trends and ideas. Equal parts buzzword, technology standard, aesthetic ideal, business model and social movement, Web 2.0 may become a phrase we come to mock as “so 2006.” But this lack of an easy definition doesn’t diminish

Israel’s high court on Thursday upheld the military’s right to assassinate members of what the state defines as terrorist organizations, but cautioned that decisions to launch such operations should always weigh the potential harm to civilian bystanders and the rights of the person being targeted. The unanimous decision, one of the last to be issued