Afghan army in need of US funds for 15 years

15 years is what it will take to Afghanistan before being able to pay for the cost of its own security forces, warned president Hamid Karzai.
After talking with visiting US Defence Secretary Robert Gates (photo, from aljazeera.net), the Afghan president said he hoped the US and the international community would continue funding them.

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Guantanamo prisoners transferred to Europe

Four men were transferred from the Guantanamo Bay prison to European countries, where some will await trial. (photo, from aljazeera.net)

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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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Woman stoned to death in Somalia

For committing what a judge has said was adultery, a Somali woman has been stoned to death.
On Tuesday, the 20-year-old divorcee was executed. She had previously confessed to having had sex with a 29-year-old unmarried man.

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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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Court agreed Aung San Suu Kyi’s appeal

A court has accepted to hear the appeal made by Aung San Suu Kyi’s lawyers against her latest sentence.
On 18 September, an appeal against Myanmar’s pro-democracy opposition leader will be heard in Rangoon, said legal representatives.

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Suu Kyi appeals on new detention sentence

Lawyers for Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s pro-democracy opposition leader, have launched an appeal against the extension of her house arrest.

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Iran post-election protests trial begins

Iran has opened the first trial of people allegedly involved in post-election violence. The charges included rioting, vandalism, “acting against national security”, and conspiring against the ruling system, state media reported.
Leading members of the opposition reform movement, such as a former vice-president, are included in the defendants. (photo, from bbc.co.uk)

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Aung San Suu Kyi’s verdict postponed

The verdict in the trial of Aung San Suu Kyi has been postponed by the court, amid increasing international pressure. The court in Myanmar said it was not yet ready to make a decision. (photo, from aljazeera.net)

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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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