January 26, 2004

President Hamid Karzai signs into law the new constitution of Afghanistan . {Link without Title}

Avian Influenza has now been detected in a total of nine countries, with Pakistan and Laos as the latest additions. Pakistan has detected less dangerous strains H7 and H9. A six-year-old Thai boy became the seventh victim in Asia , with another ten suspected cases in the country. Around 19 million chickens have been slaughtered as a result of fighting the spread of the flu. The World Health Organisation expresses concern about a serious human outbreak. (WHO) {Link without Title} {Link without Title} {Link without Title}

In '' Fellers V. United States '', the United States Supreme Court unanimously reaffirms the Miranda Warning . {Link without Title}

A federal judge in Los Angeles, California declares a portion of the USA Patriot Act , banning "expert advice and assistance" to suspected foreign Terrorist groups, to be Unconstitutional . {Link without Title}

The House Of Representatives of Connecticut votes unanimously to investigate the dealings of Governor John Rowland , a step which might lead to Impeachment proceedings. Rowland is accused of using state contractors for his personal gain. {Link without Title}

The US Energy Department 's Inspector General releases a report stating that guards at the Y-12 Enriched Uranium storage facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee have been cheating on Security drills, possibly for 20 years. [http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,62052,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_2

Top Hamas official Abdel-Aziz Al-Rantissi offered a 10-year Truce if Israel would withdraw from territory occupied since 1967 and acknowledge the creation of a Palestinian state. Israel dismissed the peace offer as "ridiculous". {Link without Title}

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