Bill's Provision May Help Terror Victims Gain Redress
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A provision buried deep in the defense authorization bill passed by Congress this week could release hundreds of millions of dollars now beyond the reach of victims of terrorist attacks struggling to collect damages from foreign governments. But experts say it also may undermine one of the...
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The bill will put into effect the major recommendations of the panel that investigated the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
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The U.S. Senate is likely this week   to pass a bill that outlines rules for interrogating terrorism   suspects and bringing them to trial, Senate Majority Leader   Bill Frist said on Sunday.
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Despite its flaws, the intelligence reform bill awaiting the president&#39;s signature is a major step toward improving the nation&#39;s ability to prevent future terrorist attacks.
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An anti-terrorism law that allows Polish authorities to shoot down hijacked planes as a last resort took effect Thursday, part of efforts to protect the country from attacks similar to those of Sept. 11.
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Top officials gathered Monday to show unified support for a key bill the government presented to Congress to define punishment for demobilized right-wing paramilitary fighters.
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Guantanamo prisoners and other foreigners got a step closer to regaining the right to challenge their detention in the U.S. courts in a bill approved in a U.S. Senate committee on Thursday.
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The House agreed Wednesday to give the government broader powers to review foreign investments in U.S. power plants, ports and other facilities that could be vulnerable to terror attacks.
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The U.S. House of Representatives on   Wednesday passed a bill backed by President George W. Bush   setting rules for interrogating and trying foreign terrorism   suspects.
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The government would gain broader powers to review foreign investment in power plants, ports and other facilities that could be vulnerable to terror attacks under a bill approved by the Senate.
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Republicans pushed a bill supported   by President George W. Bush to set rules for interrogating and   trying terrorism suspects through the U.S. House of   Representatives on Wednesday and Senate Republicans were   expected to follow within a day.
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Though not likely to become law, the legislation is already being used by Republicans to paint Democrats as weak on terror
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The Afghan parliament passed a revised bill on Saturday that called for amnesty for groups involved in war crimes but also recognized the victims' right to seek justice, lawmakers said.
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Homeland Security and the FBI are reaching out to Muslim-Americans to heal wounds caused by post-9/11 security.
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Nearly half the members of Australia's Parliament signed a letter to the U.S. Congress appealing for help repatriating the lone Australian terror suspect held at the Guantanamo Bay, officials said Friday.
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A new Polish law gives authorities the power to order hijacked airliners shot down &#151; a post-Sept. 11 measure that underscores growing terrorism concerns in Europe but drew criticism when enacted in Germany.
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The Judiciary Committee sought to slow down the effort to pass legislation on the treatment of terror suspects.