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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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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Journalist’s release shows divisions in Iran

On Monday, an Iranian-American journalist imprisoned on charges of spying for the US was released in Tehran. It removes an obstacle to President Obama’s opening to Iran but also illustrates the volatility of the Iranian government.

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The author of the torture memos ‘could be prosecuted’

After the Obama administration released CIA torture memos last week, the US president has left open the possibility of prosecuting officials.

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Another inmate claims abuse

An inmate (photo, from aljazeera.net) at the US prison facility in Guantanamo Bay sent a letter to Al Jazeera saying he had been abused since the election of Barack Obama.

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Obama breaks away from the Bush era

Issuing three executive orders on Thursday, US President Barack Obama (photo, from cnn.com) took his first strides on the world stage, demonstrating a clean break from the Bush administration.

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US agents ‘used torture’ at Guantanamo Bay

A Saudi man (photo, from bbc.co.uk) suspected of involvement in the 11 September attacks has been tortured by US agents at Guantanamo Bay, has said Susan Crawford, the official overseeing trials at the camp.

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Obama ‘deeply concerned’ by the situation in Gaza

“The loss of civilian life in Gaza and Israel is a source of deep concern for me”, said Barack Obama, the US president-elect (photo, from cbsnews.com).

He repeated that until he became president on January 20, only George W. Bush could speak on US foreign policy.

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Obama nominee withdraws

Barack Obama’s nominee for commerce secretary, the governor of the US state of New Mexico Bill Richardson (photo, from aljazeera.net), has withdrawn, say reports.

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