Media tycoon Conrad Black asked a federal appeals court in the US today to throw out his conviction for fraud.

FORMER media tycoon Conrad Black was released from a US jail today after a judge granted him $2 million bail.

Justice Department lawyers showed "poor judgment" but did not commit professional misconduct when they let CIA interrogators use waterboarding and other harsh tactics at the height of the US war on terror, an internal review said.

Media baron Conrad Black is asking the US Supreme Court to overturn his convictions for fraud and obstruction of justice.

Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman appointed to the US Supreme Court and a key swing vote on issues such as abortion and the death penalty, said today she is retiring.