Egypt demands release of Guantanamo detainee

Egypt demands release of Guantanamo detainee


Egypt demands release of Guantanamo detainee

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:31 PM PDT

CAIRO — The Egyptian government requested this week that the United States release the sole Egyptian detained at the Guantanamo Bay military prison, language that amounts to a stark demand by a country that has been Washington's staunchest counterterrorism ally in the Middle East.

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Driver in death of Cuban dissident had bad driving record

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 01:00 PM PDT

MADRID (Reuters) - The Spanish politician who was driving a car that crashed in Cuba last month, killing the island's top dissident, was in proceedings to have his license revoked, according to Spain's national traffic authority.


Samsung rebuked by patent judge

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:15 PM PDT

South Korean tech firm Samsung to face "consequences" for publicising evidence banned from its patent trial versus Apple.


Murray to face Federer for gold

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:40 PM PDT

Britain's Andy Murray will meet Roger Federer in the Olympic men's singles final on Sunday after securing a straight-sets win over Novak Djokovic.


Spain's Rajoy sets condition for bailout

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 01:03 PM PDT

PM Mariano Rajoy says he will consider bailout if Europe's central bank fleshes out plans for government bond purchase.


Pakistan contempt law scrapped

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 09:19 AM PDT

Pakistan's Supreme Court strikes down a new law which exempted top officials from contempt charges, paving the way for possible legal action against the prime minister.


Peru burns record marijuana haul

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:38 PM PDT

Peruvian police say they have destroyed a record haul of marijuana plants, estimated to be worth about $15m (£10m).


China sets date for Gu Kailai murder trial

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:32 PM PDT

Case against ousted Chinese politician's wife will start next Thursday in Hefei city in east China, lawyers say.


China sets date for Gu Kailai murder trial

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:32 PM PDT

Case against ousted Chinese politician's wife will start next Thursday in Hefei city in east China, lawyers say.


Clinton hails gay rights activists in wary Uganda

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:30 PM PDT

KAMPALA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday praised activists who opposed a tough draft law in Uganda targeting gays and lesbians, calling them an inspiration for others struggling to secure equal rights around the world.


Reuters News Site Hacked

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:31 PM PDT

Thomson Reuters said its blogging platform for Reuters News was hacked, resulting in multiple false posts to its website, including a fake interview with a Syrian rebel army leader.


Franklin, Phelps Strike More Gold

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:29 PM PDT

American teenager Missy Franklin set a world record in the 200-meter backstroke Friday night, and Michael Phelps won his final individual race to add to his record Olympic medal count.


Samsung rebuked by patent judge

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:15 PM PDT

South Korean tech firm Samsung to face "consequences" for publicising evidence banned from its patent trial versus Apple.


Adlington beaten by US teenager

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:12 PM PDT

American 15-year-old Katie Ledecky stuns Rebecca Adlington to take the women's 800m freestyle Olympic title, with the British favourite third.


Q&A: What options are left in Syria?

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 08:40 AM PDT

What options are left for U.S. in Syria, what can the U.N. do now and what's on the horizon in Aleppo and Damascus? Check out the Q&A.


Solutions by world's richest man

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 11:46 AM PDT

World's richest man Carlos Slim talks to CNN about the Euro debt crisis and the growth outlook for Latin America


Northern Spanish miners in 'last stand'

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 07:50 AM PDT

In the pit with Spanish miners resisting cuts


France seizes Paris house of Equatorial Guinea leader's son

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:05 PM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - French investigators have seized a Paris townhouse belonging to the son of Equatorial Guinea's president as part of a money-laundering probe, a judicial source said on Friday.


Aleksandr Y. Lebedev, Ex-K.G.B. Banker and Putin Critic, Plans to Sell Russia-Based Assets

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:59 PM PDT

Aleksandr Y. Lebedev, who has tweaked Vladimir V. Putin, Russia's president, for years, said police and regulatory checks on his businesses are so intense that he will sell them.


Phelps Wins the 100 Butterfly, for Gold No. 17

Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:46 PM PDT

Michael Phelps won his 21st career medal, and Missy Franklin and Katie Ledecky also won at the London Olympics.


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