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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others accused of masterminding the terror attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon should be excluded from pre-trial hearings when classified information is disclosed, a prosecutor told the judge in the case in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

By saying he intends to bargain with Russia over new reductions in nuclear weapons rather than make cuts on his own President Barack Obama is asking for cooperation from a former Cold War foe in no mood to agree.

The head of the Senate Intelligence Committee says she opposes the force-feeding of terror suspects at the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and is pressing the Pentagon to establish a more humane treatment.

Nighline anchor Terry Moran will be leaving the late-night newsmagazine to relocate to London later this summer where he will serve as a London-based anchor and chief foreign correspondent for ABC News.

Seven years ago, late in the evening on June 9, 2006, three prisoners - Ali al-Salami, a Yemeni, and Mani al-Utaybi and Yasser al-Zahrani, both Saudis - died at GuantA namo, in what was described by the authorities as a triple suicide, although that explanation seemed to be extremely dubious at the time and has not become more convincing with the ... (more)

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In an open letter to President Barack Obama published Tuesday, dozens of doctors asked to be allowed to treat hunger-striking prisoners at the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

"'English as a second language,' 'Pashto to English,' 'Arabic to English,' 'art,' 'life skills,' 'computers,' 'personal health and wellness,' 'finance and business' - sounds like courses at a swanky New England university, but these are just a few classes offered at Gitmo University on the Caribbean," the Texas Republican deadpanned for the C-SPAN ... (more)

The flag over a war crimes courtroom in Camp Justice at US Naval Base Guantanamo Bay in Cuba in this photo reviewed by the U.S. Department of Defense on October 17, 2012, day three of pre-trial hearings for the five Guantanamo prisoners accused of orchestrating the 9/11.

As a candidate, President Obama was greeted here five years ago by massive crowds and media adulation for his strident criticism of the wartime policies of then President George W. Bush.

A federal appeals court judge says it's time for the president and Congress to consider a different approach to the handling of detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison.

Jonathan 'BJ' Chela started his campaign when he salsa-danced from Bastwell junction to Blackburn Town Hall, dressed in an orange boilersuit, and black hood, similar to those worn by detainees of the infamous Cuban jail.

In this sketch by courtroom artist Janet Hamlin and reviewed by the U.S. Department of Defense, the self-proclaimed terrorist mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, top left, with his gray beard streaked with reddish-orange dye, and the four other co-defendants, listen to the testimony of retired U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Bruce MacDonald, standing at ... (more)

The soldier accused of the largest release of classified data in U.S. history provided WikiLeaks with secret details of prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay, threatening "serious" damage to national security, the prison's former commander testified on Monday.

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Many key sectors of the Canadian economy have job openings, but no people to fill them.

Firefighters are getting a better handle on the most destructive wildfire ever in Colorado, but they're still struggling against hot spots that could threaten homes that have been spared by the massive blaze.

President Barack Obama has appointed a new envoy to lead a renewed effort to close the detention center at the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

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Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. SYRIA, ECONOMY HEADLINE G-8 SUMMIT Obama and Russian Prime Minister Vladmir Putin will meet to discuss their differences on Syria's civil war, while thousands of police are securing the summit from protests.