A man accused of commanding a police squad that rounded up Bosnian Muslims for slaughter in 1995 fashioned a new life in Las Vegas as a modest grocery store owner before being arrested and deported to his native country, a lawyer and US officials said yesterday.

Abu Qatada could be freed on bail by the end of the month. The radical cleric's application for bail will be heard by a senior immigration judge on 28 May, the Judicial Communications Office said.

Jordanian terror suspect Abu Qatada could be freed on bail by the end of the month.

Nearly 4,000 foreign criminals are still at large in the community despite being earmarked for deportation, it emerged last night.

Almost 4,000 foreign criminals whom the Government wants to deport are at large in the community, figures showed today.

Home Secretary Theresa May insisted today she was "confident" the Government was "closer to the deportation of Abu Qatada than we were two days ago" after the Jordanian terror suspect lost his attempt to make a final appeal to Europe's human rights judges.

Radical cleric was within his rights to appeal to European court – but judges reject his case

Abu Qatada's deportation is in the hands of the British courts after the Jordanian terror suspect lost his attempt to make a final appeal to Europe's human rights judges.

Judges at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg will meet next week to consider whether the Jordanian cleric Abu Qatada can appeal against deportation from Britain.

Al Qa'ida has offered to free a British hostage if the radical cleric Abu Qatada is released by the UK, a statement claimed today.

Saudi Arabia has no evidence that Osama bin Laden's three wives and and reportedly 11 children deported from Pakistan have been involved in terrorism, officials said yesterday in an apparent indication that they will allow the group to remain in the kingdom.

Theresa May has fuelled speculation that the Home Office failed to obtain written confirmation from European judges over when the deadline was for Abu Qatada to appeal against his deportation.

The Home Office “repeatedly checked” the deadline for Abu Qatada’s appeal against deportation with the European Court of Human Rights, David Cameron claimed today.

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