Manila terror law draws criticism
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A tough new anti-terrorism law comes into effect in the Philippines, bringing strong criticism from opponents.
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Nine law lords have ruled that legislation allowing foreign nationals suspected of terrorism to be locked up indefinitely and without trial, contravenes human rights laws.
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India's troubled northeastern state of Manipur threatened to re-impose a controversial anti-terror law as violent protests flared during Independence Day.
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Civil liberties campaigners have expressed alarm at plans by Home Secretary David Blunkett for sweeping new anti-terror laws if Labour wins the next General Election.
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Proposals to allow police to stop and question anyone in the UK under new anti-terror laws are criticised.
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The project has prompted criticism from those who worry that lawyers could skew new rules in favor of their clients.
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia  - A Canadian province  has opened a fractious debate over whether a U.S.  anti-terrorism law invades its citizens' privacy, a move that  could affect how American firms do business with Canada.
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A deadly explosion in the Philippines was probably not a bomb attack as first feared, police say.
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Human Rights Watch Wednesday condemned Malaysia's plan to introduce tough laws that curb the movements of migrant employees and allow employers &quot;to lock up workers.&quot;
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A ferry fire in the Philippines that killed more than 100 people was caused by a bomb, a report has concluded. President Gloria Arroyo, who initially downplayed claims of responsibility from the Abu Sayyaf
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President Arroyo's bid to change the Philippines constitution comes under fire
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The Philippine military went on the defensive on Thursday after a U.N. investigator said soldiers appeared to be behind many extra-judicial killings and ahead of the release of a damning report into the murders.
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Â· Civil liberties activists condemn proposalÂ· Conservatives back other counter-terror measures
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MANILA -- Three bombs jolted Manila and two other Philippine cities yesterday, killing at least nine people and wounding more than 100 others, police said. The Muslim extremist group Abu Sayyaf claimed responsibility for the blasts. The group said the bombings were retribution for a major military offensive against Islamic militants in the southern Philippines, where 60 people have been ...
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KARACHI, Pakistan  - For all the breakthroughs  Pakistan made against al Qaeda and homegrown militant groups in  2004, its war on terror risks sliding into a morass due to  abuse of the court appeals process by lawyers for terror  convicts.
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Lawyers for the city said the ruling exceeded the judgeâs authority and would harm efforts to deter terrorism.
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Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda is stumbling over the same controversial anti-terror legislation that brought down his predecessor, Shinzo Abe