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9/11 defendant: US withholds food at Guantanamo

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 21, 2013, 09:21

A defendant in the Sept 11 terror attack case has alleged that guards at Guantanamo Bay have been withholding food when he is in court or meeting with his lawyers. Military officials denied that has happened.

US to transfer two Gitmo detainees to Algeria

Last Updated: Saturday, July 27, 2013, 10:37

The United States is planning to transfer two Guantanamo Bay detainees to Algeria as part of the renewed effort of the Obama Administration to close the the controversial military-run facility in Cuba.

Varsity pulls out poem by alleged al Qaeda operative from syllabus

Last Updated: Thursday, July 25, 2013, 19:39

Calicut University in Kerala has pulled out from its syllabus poem penned by Arabic poet and ex-Guantanamo detainee Ibrahim al-Rubaish following media reports of his links with terror outfit al-Qaeda.

In Calicut university, a poem by al Qaeda leader

Last Updated: Thursday, July 25, 2013, 11:11

The inclusion of a poem written by an al Qaeda ideologue in its literature syllabus by Calicut University has kicked up a huge controversy in Kerala.

More prisoners end hunger strike at Guantanamo: US

Last Updated: Friday, July 19, 2013, 10:03

The US military says the number of prisoners on the hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay has dropped to 75, down from a peak of 106 last week.

End force feeding in Guantanamo: US lawmakers tell Obama

Last Updated: Thursday, July 11, 2013, 08:55

Two top Democrat lawmakers has asked US President Barack Obama to end force feeding of the Guantanamo prisoners.

Critically ill Nelson Mandela still a symbol of unity: Desmond Tutu

Last Updated: Sunday, June 30, 2013, 23:43

Desmond Tutu on Sunday hailed Nelson Mandela as an "incredible, incredible person" who was still uniting South Africans from the hospital bed where he is battling for his life.

Taliban offer to free US soldier in Afghanistan

Last Updated: Thursday, June 20, 2013, 22:19

Afghan Taliban are ready to free a US soldier held captive since 2009 in exchange for five of their senior operatives imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay as a conciliatory gesture.

Pentagon reveals Gitmo’s `indefinite detainees` list

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 14:57

The 15-page list, unveiling details about the prisoners for the first time, was released to The New York Times and The Miami Herald in response to freedom of information requests.

Obama appoints Sloan as Special envoy for Guantanamo closure

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 09:43

The US has appointed Cliff Sloan as the special envoy for closure of Guantanamo Bay terrorist detention centre, State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki has announced.

US officials renew call for closing Gitmo after visit

Last Updated: Saturday, June 8, 2013, 09:42

White House chief of staff Denis McDonough and two leading senators on national security reaffirmed their support for closing the US detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, after visiting the facility.

US denies Mauritania got two Guantanamo prisoners

Last Updated: Sunday, June 2, 2013, 00:20

A prisoner`s rights group in Mauritania says the United States returned three prisoners to the African country but a US official denied reports that two of men had been held at Guantanamo Bay prison.