European nations accused of aiding CIA renditions in Europe
A European investigator says seventeen European governments colluded with U S intelligence in a web of human rights abuses to help the CIA ferry terror suspects to secret detention sites. The 67 page report to the Council of Europe questions cover ups and demands investigations supporting EU dialogue on rendition flights.
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World briefs on Parliament powder scare and Nigeria hostage raid
Police briefly locked down Britain's Parliament after a man sprayed a powder he claimed was anthrax in the central lobby. tests found the substance harmless and lawmakers continued debates. In Nigeria, gunmen in speedboats attacked a Shell plant, killing six soldiers and a fighter, abducting five South Korean contractors, with MEND claiming responsibility amid ongoing oil-region violence.
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Iraq frees 594 prisoners in bid to ease Sunni tensions
Hundreds of detainees released by Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki, the largest batch since the invasion, draw praise from Sunni leaders yet fears of new arrests persist. The 594 freed span Abu Ghraib and other facilities as scheduled, while officials vow broader releases of about 2,000 detainees.
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New Haditha killings details widen U.S. Marines probe
Iraqi rights investigator Thaer al Hadithi recounts a three hour house to house search in Haditha where up to 24 civilians were killed and says some Marines pursued revenge after a roadside bombing. Questions surface about cover up and cash payments to victims families amid ongoing probes by Iraq and U.S. authorities.
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