US to ban water boarding in new Army interrogation manual
The United States plans to prohibit water boarding in its new interrogation manual. State Department adviser John Bellinger III testified to the UN that the ban applies across agencies and does not imply past use, while noting the manual explicitly outlawed the technique. The UN review continues with a May 19 report deadline.
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U.N. Committee Against
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Jamil Dakwar
American Civil Liberties Union
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White House
Congress
Army
Bellinger
United States
Blair defies rebels amid local election fallout
Prime Minister Tony Blair refused to quit as Labour faces internal revolt after poor local election results and a series of scandals. He urged unity, pledged to step aside before end of his third term, and accused rebels of dragging the party left while Conservatives badge themselves as the better leaders. In Costa Rica, Oscar Arias returned to the presidency amid protests over CAFTA.
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David Cameron
Labour
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Oscar Arias
United States
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Costa Rica
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National Stadium
Nicaragua
Guatemala
Honduras
el Salvador
Dominican Republic
Beaconsfield miners rescued after two weeks underground
Brant Webb and Todd Russell, trapped 3,000 feet underground in the Beaconsfield Gold Mine after a 2.1 magnitude quake, were brought to the surface alive amid cheering crowds. Miner Larry Knight died in the collapse. rescue teams drilled an escape tunnel and supplied food, water, and comfort items during the 300 hour ordeal.
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Australia
Brant Webb
Todd Russell
Larry Knight
Webb
Russell
Knight
Tasmania
Launceston
Ian Waldie
Zuma Acquitted of Rape Charges in Johannesburg Trial
Former South African deputy president Jacob Zuma is acquitted of raping a 31 year old AIDS activist at his Johannesburg home. The verdict drew mixed reactions as prosecutors failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt the complainant was assaulted.
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Clearwater
Fla
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Earl of Buckingham
Sat
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Kent
England
Johannesburg
South Africa
Jacob Zuma
National Aids Council
Willem van der Merwe
Zuma
Sity
Witwatersrand
van der Merwe
Delphine Serumaga
UN chief flees Darfur riots amid attacks in Kalma camp
United Nations humanitarian chief Jan Egeland was forced to flee a Kalma camp rally in Darfur as about 1,000 protesters demanded U.N. peacekeepers. The crowd then attacked an AU outpost, killing a Sudanese translator and stealing communications gear. Oxfam withdrew staff. Bush called the peace deal hopeful.
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Darfur
U.N
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Kalma
Egeland
Dawn Blalock
Oxfam
CNN
Blalock
Nyala
Janjaweed
Khartoum
Bush
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