A US federal judge on Wednesday declared a mistrial in case of six Florida men charged with plotting to blow up buildings with help from the Al-Qaeda terror network.Prosecutors had asked for stiff prison sentences for the defendants known as

An unemployed graphic designer who authorities believe was nearly killed by ricin was arrested Wednesday on federal charges of possessing the deadly toxin in what he described as an "exotic idea," never carried out, to poison unspecified enemies.Roger Bergendorff was

Associated Press photographer Bilal Hussein embraced sobbing relatives and thanked colleagues after being released Wednesday from more than two years in U.S. military custody. Hussein, 36, was freed at a checkpoint in Baghdad, where he was taken by the military

Prosecutors unsealed an indictment Tuesday charging two area men with federal sabotage for allegedly stealing tons of copper from an ammunition manufacturing plant.Charles Dale Osborn, 45, of Odessa, Mo., and Timothy Duane Langevin, 36, of Independence, were charged in the

Pilgrim's Pride Corp. (PPC) confirmed the Department of Homeland Security took 400 employees into custody at five processing facilities across the South.The company said it is working to "prevent or minimize" disruptions in operations at the affected sites."According to the

A Seattle police officer who pulled over Naveed Haq said everything about the encounter seemed routine, leaving no hint that in less than 20 minutes, the man would walk into the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle and open fire.Officer Glen

Scottsdale police are looking for a man who allegedly fired one gunshot on the grounds of Cocopah Middle School Wednesday morning.The campus went into lockdown for about 90 minutes as officers searched for the gunman, but has since returned to

A 17-year-old high school sophomore was shot and killed Wednesday by a police officer on campus.The officer, identified as Tom Perry, fired after the student at Roosevelt High School allegedly hit the officer with a baseball bat, police said.Perry walked

Concerned that not enough attention is being paid to the risk of a nuclear attack, a Senate committee yesterday looked at the consequences of such a terrorist strike in Washington — and said that more could be done to save

The landmark decision is expected to terminate the nationwide hold on the use of lethal injections since two Kentucky death row prisoners elevated their case to the Supreme Court last fall.

In his speech the President will lay out a plan for tackling environmental pollution in the coming 20-50 years.

The Pope who arrived in the U.S. on Tuesday will be spending most of Wednesday in the White House.

According to an army spokeswoman, the troopers entered the Gaza Strip on a routine operation.

Around two dozen Tibetans are sitting for relay hunger strike at Lakeside, Pokhara's main tourist hub, from Wednesday to protest the recent clampdown on pro-independence protesters in Lhasa by the Chinese government, the Nepalnews.com, a local news portal, reported.

People with respiratory problems are being encouraged to voluntarily evacuate.

Preventing, investigating and prosecuting terrorist offences are all addressed at Commonwealth-organised event

Today, 16 April 2008, marks one year of detention for Yahya Bajinka, an NIA operative. Mr. Bajinka, who is a brother to Major Kalipha Bajinka (a former ADC to the President and now at large) was arrested on 16 April,

Magistrate Kayode Olagubutu of the Banjul Magistrates' Court is expected to deliver judgment today on the criminal trial of the nine MFDC rebels who are standing trial before him. The nine MFDC rebels may know their fate today, 16 April.

The second edition of the Cameroon Investment Forum opened in Yaounde yesterday, with participants denouncing with vehemence corruption, one of the critical setbacks to sustainable investment. The three orators who spoke at the ceremony pointed to the fact that corruption

The protracted criminal trial involving six former operatives of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) was, on Monday, 14 April, 2008, adjourned for ruling on the no case submission filed by defense counsel, Lamin Jobarteh.