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Waterboarding Identities Revealed |
| A closer look at memos President Barack Obama released last week reveals which terror suspects were waterboarded and how many times. (April 20)) |
| Date: 2009-04-20 23:16:49 - Added by: paul |
| Views: 737 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 3 |
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'Obama has violated international law' |
| United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture Manfred Nowak has accused US President Barack Obama of violating international law for not bringing CIA torture agents to court. |
| Date: 2009-04-20 23:13:41 - Added by: paul |
| Views: 756 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 5 |
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Obama Wrong America Not Christian Nation? |
| When President Barack Obama gave a speech in Turkey last week in which he assured the Muslim world that America is a not a Christian nation but a nation of citizens, Fox News and former Miss America Gretchen Carlson at |
| Date: 2009-04-19 23:39:13 - Added by: paul |
| Views: 741 - Votes: 10 - Rating: 4.2 |
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At Summit, Obama Gets Friendly With Chavez |
| President Barack Obama offered a spirit of cooperation to America's hemispheric neighbors at a summit Saturday, listening to their complaints about past U.S. interference in the region. (April 18) |
| Date: 2009-04-19 01:14:20 - Added by: paul |
| Views: 755 - Votes: 5 - Rating: 3.8 |
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US to regulate CO2 emissions |
| The US government is to regulate carbon dioxide emissions, having decided that it and five other greenhouse gases may pose risks. |
| Date: 2009-04-18 03:55:32 - Added by: paul |
| Views: 788 - Votes: 0 - Rating: 0 |
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Obama Pledges Partnership at Summit of Americas |
| In remarks kicking off a Western Hemisphere summit in Trinidad, President Barack Obama said he seeks a new beginning with Cuba, including direct talks with the island's communist regime. (April 17) |
| Date: 2009-04-18 03:53:22 - Added by: paul |
| Views: 779 - Votes: 2 - Rating: 5 |
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Protests continue in Georgian capital - 14 April 09 |
| For the sixth day in a row, protesters are on the streets of Tbilisi, Georgia's capital, calling for their president's resignation. Mikheil Saakashvili has offered to hold talks with opposition leaders, but most have no intention of taking him up on that. Matthew Collin reports from Tbilisi |
| Date: 2009-04-14 15:03:02 - Added by: Guest |
| Views: 801 - Votes: 0 - Rating: 0 |
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US Guantanamo guard converts to Islam - 13 Apr 09 |
| As the US government moves to shutdown its detention centre at Guantanamo Bay, stories are emerging of the way it affected those inside. Former inmates have talked about the deprivation and pressures they faced. But Terry Holdbrooks was on the other side. He was a US soldier and he says he saw something in the behaviour of the inmates that changed him. He tells his story to Al Jazeera in his own words. |
| Date: 2009-04-14 15:01:10 - Added by: Guest |
| Views: 774 - Votes: 0 - Rating: 0 |
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Thai protesters retreat in fear of more violence - 14 Apr 09 |
| After three weeks outside the prime minister's office, anti-government protesters have ended their sit-in over fears of more violence. At least two people were killed and more than 100 injured in protests on Monday. Abhisit Vejjajiva, the prime minister, has resisted calls for him to step down Al Jazeera's Tony Cheng reports from Bangkok. |
| Date: 2009-04-14 14:56:56 - Added by: Guest |
| Views: 809 - Votes: 0 - Rating: 0 |
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Bangkok turns into warzone |
| Violence is escalating in the Thai capital Bangkok, as the army clashes with anti-government protestors. |
| Date: 2009-04-14 14:46:09 - Added by: Guest |
| Views: 763 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 5 |
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