Alleged terrorists held at a U.S. military prison in Afghanistan can challenge their detention in federal court, a U.S.
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12 killed, 25 hurt in Slovakia bus-train collision
At least 12 people were killed and 25 were injured Saturday when a train collided with a bus in Slovakia, government officials said. “Having considered the matter, the government adheres to its previously articulated position,” said a Justice Department document filed in federal court in Washington.
Court: Chinese at Guantanamo can’t be freed in U.S.
A federal appeals court panel ruled Wednesday that 17 native Chinese Muslims in military custody at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, cannot be released into the United States. The three-judge panel concluded by a 2-1 vote there is no legal or constitutional authority for the detainees to be immediately freed, even though they are unlawfully detained and no country is willing to accept them