Britain knew of CIA prison network before Bush disclosure
Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett told Parliament Britain had prior knowledge of a secret CIA detention program in general terms before President Bush publicly acknowledged it. The statement followed Bush's reference to a detention network and the transfer of 14 high value detainees to Guantanamo Bay. Local reports also described an airstrike in Zamzala, South Waziristan, with tribesmen denying al Qaida ties and condemning Musharraf and Bush.
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Bush
Margaret Beckett
Khalid Sheik Mohammed
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
U.S
Beckett
Foreign Office
Britain
al-Qaida
Zamzala
Waziristan
Pakistan
Jalandhar Khan
America
Baitullah Mehsud
Pervez Musharraf
British premier aide Arrested in honors inquiry
Ruth Turner, Blair’s director of government relations, was arrested under suspicion of involvement in selling political honors. She is the first Downing Street aide detained, part of a broader probe. Blair himself was questioned but not under caution, making a suspect unlikely.
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Tony Blair
House of Lords
Ruth Turner
Blair
Turner
Downing Street
Sri Lanka forces seize Tamil Tiger enclave in Vaharai
The Sri Lankan military said it captured Vaharai in the eastern Batticaloa district, a strategic Tamil Tiger enclave, as fighting displaced thousands of civilians. Brig. Prasad Samarasinghe announced the area was under government control and insurgents were firing from pockets that would be cleared.
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Tamil Tiger
Vaharai
Tamil Tigers
Prasad Samarasinghe
Batticaloa
Samarasinghe
Jordan King backs peaceful nuclear program in Middle East
King Abdullah of Jordan says the kingdom seeks a peaceful nuclear program and has discussed it with the West. He argues regional rules have changed and supports international inspection to prevent an arms race, amid Arab concerns over Iran and regional stability.
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Jordan
Abdullah
Egypt
Arab Gulf
Iran
Tehran
Israel
Middle East
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Lebanon
United States
Justin Logan
Cato Institute
Haaretz
Washington
Mideast
Tom Casey
Turkish journalist slain in street in Istanbul
Hrant Dink an outspoken editor of Ages weekly and critic of Turkey's Turkishness law was shot dead in broad daylight on a busy downtown street. Police detained three suspects as crowds gathered at Taksim Square to honor him while officials condemned the murder and renewed calls for protection of dissent.
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Hrant Dink
Dink
Istanbul
Turkey
Taksim Square
Ages
Ottoman Empire
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Erdogan
Washington, D.C
U.S. State Department
Tom Casey
Chavez Says Castro Battling for His Life at 80
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez stated that Fidel Castro is fighting for his life after an undisclosed medical condition. He compared Castro's situation to his guerrilla days in the Sierra Maestra and noted Castro has not appeared in public since late July, with Raul Castro acting as interim president.
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Brazil
Hugo Chavez
Fidel Castro
Chavez
Castro
Cuba
Fidel
Sierra Maestra
Rio
Raul
U.S
Mercosur
Europe cleans up after deadliest European storm in eight years
The deadliest storm in eight years across Europe killed at least 47 people and caused hundreds of millions in damage. Power outages affected Germany Poland the Czech Republic and Britain while airports and trains recovered. Victims included motorists and several rescue workers with fatalities across multiple countries.
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Berlin
London
Frankfurt
Britain
Ukraine
Czech Republic
Ladislav Kriz
CEZ
Germany
Poland
Austria
EDF Energy
Scottish Power
North Atlantic
Netherlands
France
Belgium
Munich
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Los Angeles Times
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Associated Press
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Peter Belong
Amsterdam
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