Oprah’s show to end in 2011

After more than two decades on air, the Oprah Winfrey Show is to close in 2011, said the production company behind the programme.
Winfrey (photo, from bbc.co.uk) is one of the most influential women in the US. She has hosted the show since 1986.

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US will miss Guantanamo closing deadline

The Obama administration will miss the January 2010 deadline set for closing the Guantanamo Bay military prison in Cuba (photo, from aljazeera.net), admitted the US president.

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Uighurs from Guantanamo arrive in Palau

The Pacific island of Palau has welcomed six Chinese Uighur prisoners from the US detention centre at Guantanmo Bay, officials say. (photo, from bbc.co.uk)
They have “arrived to freedom”, said lawyers for three of them early on Sunday.

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Uighur case to go to US Supreme Court

Although the Pentagon cleared Chinese Muslim in 2004, a number of them are still being held at Guantanamo Bay (photo, from bbc.co.uk).
The US Supreme Court has said it will hear a case about the rights of ethnic Uighurs detained at the prison.

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US agree to keep silent on Israeli nuclear arms

The Washington Times reported that US president Barack Obama, has agreed to abide by a 40-year policy of allowing Israel to keep nuclear weapons without opening them to international inspection.
On Saturday, the US newspaper quoted three unnamed sources as saying Obama had confirmed to Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, that he would maintain the “don’t [...]

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Honduran radio station shut down by soldiers

A radio station aligned with ousted president Manuel Zelaya, has been raided and shut down by Honduran soldiers (photo, from aljazeera.net).

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Radio stations shut down in Venezuela

The closure of 34 radio stations has been ordered by the Venezuelan government, said the head of the national telecommunications regulator Conatel.

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Iran attacks Biden about Israel remarks

If Israel attacks Iran, the latter will hold the US responsible, said Ali Larijani, the speaker of Iran’s parliament, in reaction to Joe Biden’s remarks.

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Anger towards Obama new Guantanamo policy

US president’s decision to revive military trials for some Guantanamo Bay detainees has provoked angry reactions from civil liberties groups.

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Guatemalan president denies involvement in ‘lawyer’s murder’

The killing of a prominent lawyer led to hundreds of people marching in the capital of Guatemala in order to demand the resignation of the country’s president (photo, from bbc.co.uk), who vehemently denied any involvement.

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