Pen tagon sends 11 Guantanamo captives home
Washington reports 11 detainees released from Guantanamo Bay. Eight are sent to Afghanistan and three to Jordan. The DoD statement did not name the men and independent sources could not verify identities. Many captives from the war on terror were sent to detention camps for interrogation in 2003.
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Hollywood writers negotiate to avert strike
Hollywood writers returned to the bargaining table in Los Angeles on Sunday with a federal mediator to avoid a strike over profit shares from DVDs and the Internet. The Writers Guild of America said it would picket major studios starting at 9 a.m. today.
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Egypt unveils King Tut face in public after 3,000 years
In Luxor Egypt archaeologists lifted Tutankhamen from a quartz sarcophagus exposing his leathery body with only his face and tiny feet visible The mummy was moved to a glass climate controlled case to prevent deterioration Museums and researchers warn that heavy tourist traffic could turn the mummy to dust Hawass noted the face remains the most preservable part and promised continued safeguarding of the relics while Tut's legend grows globally
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Kurdish PKK releases eight Turkish soldiers in Iraq standoff
Eight Turkish troops captured in an October PKK ambush near the Turkish border were released in Iraq. The move eases tension between Turkey and Iraqi Kurds as Ankara threatens invasion measures while U.S. allies Turkey and Iraq’s Kurdish region navigate a broader regional dispute.
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Pakistani police crack down as elections may be delayed
Pakistani authorities using emerg ency powers arrest hundreds of activists and protesters in Islamabad. Police and troops block the Supreme Court and Parliament while demonstrators chant Shame on you and call for Musharraf to go. Sixteen people detained, with a hotel protest briefly dispersed.
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Afghan Child Health Surges After Taliban Ouster
President Karzai says nearly 90,000 Afghan children avoided death before age five this year, as access to health care rises to about 85 percent from the 1990s level. Health facilities expanded, and tens of thousands of doctors vaccinators and volunteers work in remote areas with aid from USAID the World Bank and the European Commission. The under-5 mortality rate fell from 257 to about 191 per 1000 live births since 2001.
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