A US appeals court has upheld the first-ever rules governing greenhouse gases, clearing a path for sweeping regulations affecting vehicles, coal-burning power plants and other industrial facilities.

An appeal court in San Francisco has ruled that prisoners held at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, should have access to lawyers and the American court system.

An appeal court in San Francisco ruled today that prisoners held at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, should have access to lawyers and the American court system.

THE Supreme Court will hear its first case arising from the American government’s anti-terrorism campaign following the September 11 attacks, agreeing yesterday to consider whether foreigners held at a Navy base in Cuba should have access to American courts.