GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba – Defendants in the Sept. 11 war crimes case may have been correct when they said they recognized a new courtroom interpreter from a CIA “black site” where they were subjected to harsh interrogations. The Pentagon says in a carefully worded statement that the interpreter …
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9 November
Cyprus further relaxes restrictions on amounts of money ndividuals can transfer abroad
NICOSIA, Cyprus – In a further easing of restrictions on money transfers, Cyprus’ Finance Ministry says it has raised the amount of money individuals can now take out of the country at any one time to 50,000 euros ($57,000). The Finance Ministry announced the increase from the previous limit of …
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9 November
Indian millionaire charged with murder after allegedly ramming SUV into guard for being slow
NEW DELHI – An Indian millionaire has been charged with murder in the southern Indian state of Kerala after police said he rammed his SUV into his security guard he accused of being too slow. Mohammed Nisham slammed his Hummer into the guard and hit him with an iron rod …
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9 November
Car bomb hits Thailand's insurgency-plagued south, wounds 13 people
HAT YAI, Thailand – Thai police say suspected Muslim insurgents have detonated a car bomb that wounded 13 people and damaged buildings in a southern city. Police Col. Manit Yimsaai says the bomb was hidden in a pickup truck that was parked in front of a karaoke bar in a …
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9 November
EU moves to unblock air passenger deal deemed vital to tracking foreign fighters
BRUSSELS – The European Union is moving to unblock a major legislative logjam holding up the exchange of air passenger information deemed vital to track foreign fighters who could become terrorists. The EU lawmaker responsible for pushing the process through the assembly tabled new proposals with strengthened privacy protection clauses …
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9 November
Flights affected for second consecutive day as Mexican volcano spews ash
MEXICO CITY – The Popocatepetl volcano east of Mexico City has been spewing ash into the sky, forcing cancellation of flights at the nearby Puebla International Airport for a second consecutive day. The government’s airport oversight agency says through its Twitter account Thursday that flights to Monterrey, Houston, Guadalajara, as …
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9 November
Istanbul police kill woman carrying bomb near police HQ
ISTANBUL – In a second evening of violence in Istanbul, police killed a woman Wednesday carrying a bomb near the city’s main police headquarters, an official said. Istanbul Governor Vasip Sahin also said that a second person escaped and that a policeman was slightly injured. It wasn’t immediately clear who …
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9 November
Palestinians ready to see if UN Security Council will set timetable to end Israel's occupation
UNITED NATIONS – The Palestinian U.N. ambassador says his government is ready to see if the Security Council has “the political will” to adopt a resolution with a deadline for ending Israel’s occupation and establishing a Palestinian state. Riyad Mansour said adoption of a resolution with a timetable would be …
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9 November
Iran claims nuclear powers failing to take concrete action to eliminate arsenal
Iran accused the world’s five nuclear powers Wednesday of failing to take legitimate action to eliminate their stockpiles and called for negotiations on a convention to achieve nuclear disarmament by a certain date. Iran’s deputy U.N. ambassador Gholam Hossein Dehghani told the U.N. Disarmament Commission that “a comprehensive, binding, irreversible, …
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9 November
Trial begins against 45 accused of causing 301 deaths in Turkey's worst mine disaster
ANKARA, Turkey – Forty-five managers and employees of a mine in western Turkey have gone on trial accused of causing the deaths of 301 miners who perished in a fire last year in Turkey’s worst mining disaster. The defendants include the CEO and the general manager of mine company Soma …
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