100 PRISONERS NOW ON HUNGER STRIKE AT GUANTANAMO
FILE – In this Dec. 4, 2006 file photo reviewed by a U.S. Dept of Defense official, a detainee shields his face as he peers out through the so-called “bean…
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VENEZUELA WRESTLES OVER TRUTH OF BOMBING CLAIMS
By VIVIAN SEQUERA and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN FILE – In this June 3, 2012 file photo, Iris Varela, Venezuela’s Minister of Prisons, right, speaks to Wilmer Apostol, Venezuela’s Director of Prisons,…
BEYONCE, JAY-Z TURN HEADS IN HAVANA
By ANDREA RODRIGUEZ U.S. singer Beyonce poses for photos with school children as she tours Old Havana, Cuba, Thursday, April 4, 2013. Beyonce is in Havana with her husband, rapper…
IN MIAMI, CUBAN DISSIDENT BLOGGER CALLS FOR UNITY
By CHRISTINE ARMARIO Blogger and activist Yoani Sanchez, of Cuba, speaks at the Freedom Tower of Miami Dade College, Monday, April 1, 2013, in Miami. Sanchez has gained thousands of…
YEMENIS DEMAND RELEASE OF GUANTANAMO DETAINEES
By AHMED AL-HAJ Yemeni women hold photos of their relatives detained in Guantanamo Bay prison during a demonstration in front of the U.S. embassy demanding their release, in Sanaa, Yemen,…
KEY US DECISION ON CUBA TERROR-DESIGNATION COMING
By PAUL HAVEN Miniature flags representing Cuba and the U.S. are displayed on the dash of an American classic car in Havana, Cuba, Friday, March 22, 2013. U.S. Secretary of…
BIN LADEN SPOKESMAN PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO PLOT
This image made available by Al-Jazeera shows Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law and spokesman. Abu Ghaith has been captured by the United States, officials said Thursday, March 7,…
OFFICIALS: BIN LADEN SPOKESMAN CAUGHT IN JORDAN
By LARA JAKES FILE – This undated file photo shows al Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan. Osama bin Laden’s spokesman and son-in-law has been captured by U.S. intelligence…