Supreme Court to hear Uighur case
Washington - The US Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it will hear the appeal of 13 Chinese Muslims seeking their release from the Guantanamo Bay prison camp. Also known as Uighurs, they have been held at Guantanamo for years even though the Penta...
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Potential swine flu vaccines for Guantanano detainees
Washington - Guantanamo Bay detainees could receive swine flu vaccines but are low on the priority list, well behind soldiers deployed overseas and civilian personnel, the Pentagon said Wednesday. The possibility that detainees, including the alleged...
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Amnesty urges Obama to 'redouble' efforts over Guantanamo
London - The US government must redouble efforts to resolve the future of detainees at the Guantanamo Bay detention centre after US President Barack Obama acknowledged that the deadline set for the facility's closure would be missed, Amnesty Intern...
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Obama admits deadline for closing Guantanamo will be missed
Washington - US President Barack Obama acknowledged on Wednesday that the January deadline for closing the Guantanamo Bay prison facility will be missed. In numerous interviews with US broadcasters while travelling through Asia, Obama also defended t...
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Report: Norway has no plans to accept Guantanamo inmates
Oslo - Norway has no plans to accept any inmates held at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp in Cuba, Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Store said in an interview published Monday. At present it is not on the cards, Store told the Oslo daily Verdens Gang, not...
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South Pacific provides homes for six Chinese Muslims
Sydney - Six Chinese Muslims detained at Guantanamo Bay since their capture by United States forces in Afghanistan and Pakistan in 2001 arrived Sunday in the tiny Pacific nation of Palau for resettlement, according to news reports. Australia was amon...
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US officials looking for Guantanamo alternative
Washington - US officials were to inspect a prison in the state of Illinois as a potential suitable site for transferring detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Officials from the Federal Bureau of Prisons were to visit Thomson Correctional Centre o...
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Zapatero, Obama discuss closing Guantanamo
Washington - Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero assured US President Barack Obama that Spain is willing to take some detainees held at Guantanamo Bay in a sign of friendlier ties between the two countries. Meeting with Obama at the W...
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US House allows transfer of Guantanamo prisoners for trials
Washington - The US House of Representatives voted on Thursday to allow the transfer of Guantanamo Bay detainees to US soil but only to face trial. The House voted 307-114 in favour of the measure included in the bill for the Homeland Security Depart...
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