Al-Qaeda threatened to unleash “nuclear hellstorm” if Osama is assassinated: Wikileaks
May 3rd, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 3 (ANI): Al-Qaeda terrorists have threatened to unleash a "nuclear hellstorm" on the West if Osama Bin Laden is caught or assassinated, the whistleblower website 'Wikileaks' has revealed, detailing the ... Read more...
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Obama reverses order halting military trails of Guantanamo detainees
March 8th, 2011 - 12:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 8(ANI): US President Barack Obama has reversed his two-year-old order halting new military charges against detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.The new order permits military trials to resume with revamped ... Read more...
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American born radical cleric al-Awlaki linked to UK terror plot
December 29th, 2010 - 3:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 29 (ANI): Anwar al-Awlaki, an American born radical Yemeni cleric who is reportedly the first American on CIA's capture or kill list, is linked to nine suspects in an alleged ... Read more...
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25 ex-Guantanamo Saudis return to militancy after rehab
June 21st, 2010 - 7:02 am ICT by IANS
Riyadh, June 21 (IANS) At least 25 former Saudi detainees from the Guantanamo Bay detention camp returned to militancy after going through a rehabilitation programme for Al Qaeda militants here in Saudi ... Read more...
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Secretary Clinton congratulates Portugal on their National Day
June 10th, 2010 - 4:05 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday congratulated the people of Portugal for the celebration of their National Day.“On behalf of President Obama and the people of ... Read more...
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Obama halts transfer of Guantanamo detainees to Yemen
January 6th, 2010 - 7:21 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 6 (DPA) The US has halted the transfer of inmates from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility back to Yemen, where an Al Qaeda branch allegedly plotted the Dec 25 ... Read more...
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Illinois prison selected for Guantanamo detainees
December 16th, 2009 - 8:45 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 16 (DPA) The US government plans to send an unspecified number of Guantanamo detainees to a prison in Illinois as part of the plan to shutter the controversial facility ... Read more...
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Ask Europeans to take Guantanamo detainees, US tells Spain
October 29th, 2009 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 29 (EFE) The US has asked Spain to persuade other European countries to accept Guantanamo detainees, Spanish Justice Minister Francisco Caamano said here.
Spain is among a handful of European nations ... Read more...
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Portugal to take two Guantanamo detainees
August 8th, 2009 - 3:56 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 8 (DPA) Portugal has agreed to resettle two Syrian Guantanamo Bay detainees to assist in US President Barack Obama's plan to close the controversial prison camp by next year, ... Read more...
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US asks Spain to take four Guantanamo detainees
June 17th, 2009 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, June 17 (DPA) The US has asked Spain to take four detainees from its Guantanamo prison camp when it is closed next year, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said Wednesday.
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EU, US eye joint human-rights guidelines for terrorism fight
June 15th, 2009 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, June 15 (DPA) The European Union (EU) and the US Monday agreed to discuss the possibility of drawing up joint human-rights guidelines for fighting terrorism.
The two sides "might explore... the ... Read more...
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FBI warns Obama over shifting Guantanamo detainees to US
May 22nd, 2009 - 4:54 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 22 (IANS) The FBI has warned President Barack Obama of the risks involved in transferring the Guantanamo Bay detainees to the US after the controversial prison camp is permanently ... Read more...
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GITMO camp X-ray exposes MI5’s secret deals to recruit informants
May 6th, 2009 - 2:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 6 (ANI): Britain's MI5 secretly tried to hire British men held in Guantanamo Bay and other US prison camps by promising to protect them from their American captors and help ... Read more...
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US urges EU to receive Guantanamo detainees
April 4th, 2009 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, April 4 (Prensa Latina) The US has urged the European Union (EU) to take over some of the detainees who would be freed from its Guantanamo Bay facility, officials said.
Information on ... Read more...
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Spain says ‘open’ to accepting Guantanamo detainees
February 6th, 2009 - 8:30 am ICT by IANS
Rome, Feb 6 (IANS) Spain has expressed its willingness to consider accepting detainees of the controversial US military camp in Guantanamo, Cuba, on a case-by-case basis within the context of a European ... Read more...
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Malaysia wants to bring home two Guantanamo detainees
January 29th, 2009 - 11:38 am ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 29 (IANS) Malaysia is to approach the US for the release of two of its nationals who have been detained since 2003 at the Guantanamo Bay prison for their ... Read more...
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More Guantanamo detainees have gone back to terrorism: Pentagon
January 14th, 2009 - 9:18 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 14 (DPA) Sixty-one detainees once held at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, prison are believed to have returned to terrorism after being released, the US Defence Department has said.Pentagon spokesman Geoff ... Read more...
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Bin Laden’s driver pleads not guilty
July 22nd, 2008 - 9:15 am ICT by IANS
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Washington, July 22 (DPA) The former driver of Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden pleaded not guilty to terrorism-related charges as the first trial under US President George W. Bush's controversial military ... Read more...
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Human Rights Watch slams US treatment of imprisoned kids in Iraq, Guantanamao Bay
June 9th, 2008 - 3:44 pm ICT by ANI
New York , June 9 (ANI): Human Rights Watch, a US-based group of lawyers, journalists, academics, and HR experts, has said that the American administration should immediately implement the recommendations of ... Read more...
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