Hunger strike widens at Guantanamo Bay detainee camp
Detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have risen to 89 on hunger strike with six being force fed, the largest strike this year. Officials say the action aims to pressure the U.S. to release detainees held without charges, while rights advocates condemn the prison as unlawful detention.
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Spain Supreme Court voids al Qaeda conspir acy conviction
Spain's Supreme Court tossed out the conspiracy to murder conviction of Imad Yarkas tied to the Sept 11 attacks while upholding a separate conviction for belonging to a terrorist organization. The ruling follows earlier admissions of weak evidence. other suspects were acquitted or released.
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Mexico's Fox maintains high support ahead of election
Mexican President Vicente Fox holds broad approval as his term nears its end. A poll shows 64 percent approve his leadership, just one point shy of his 2001 rating. Voters rate him 6.8 on a 1 to 10 scale, a high mark for a Latin American leader close to leaving office. Fox led the first non PRI presidency after 71 years of PRI rule.
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African migrants die drifting to Caribbean after Christmas voyage
An improvised boat carrying African migrants left Senegal on Christmas Eve seeking Europe. It drifted off course across the Atlantic, washing ashore near Barbados where 11 young men were found mummified when a fisherman discovered the vessel on April 30. Barbados seeks Interpol aid to identify the bodies.
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