Guantanamo guards try to break hunger strike

Guantanamo guards try to break hunger strike

Guantanamo guards try to break hunger strike

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 12:50 PM PDT

Many of detainees, who have been refusing food since February, moved into solitary cells to be force-fed and monitored.

Thatcher death "party" in London draws small crowd

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 01:04 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Only about 200 people turned up for a "party" in central London on Saturday to celebrate the death of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher as a mass protest predicted by some failed to materialize.

Ten arrests after FA Cup violence

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 01:07 PM PDT

Police arrest 10 people in the Millwall end of Wembley Stadium during the team's 2-0 FA Cup semi-final defeat by Wigan Athletic.

Chinese offer blunt assessments of North Korea

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 12:32 PM PDT

BEIJING — The views posted on Chinese Internet sites about the diplomatic faceoff with onetime ally North Korea have been anything but diplomatic.

"China should make a preemptive strike on North Korea instead of waiting until the war happens," said a person using the pseudonym Power Plant of Plug.

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Tensions Turn Violent at Guantánamo Prison

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 11:56 AM PDT

A military press release said that the commander of the prison task force ordered the raid "to ensure the health and safety" of detainees.
    

On Golf: On the Golf Course, It’s About Building Relationships, Not Symbolism

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 09:25 AM PDT

The inclusion of two female members at Augusta National has been described as symbolic. It is not. It is significant.
    

Injury May End Bryant’s Season

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 08:03 AM PDT

Kobe Bryant pushed his fraying body and his Lakers teammates relentlessly through the second half of a vital game Friday night until he felt a searing pain in his left heel.
    

Military tries to end hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 12:01 PM PDT

The military attempted to break a hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, early Saturday when the detention center commander ordered an end to communal living conditions and returned the detainees, sometimes forcibly, to single cells.

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Pro-Chavez Venezuelans mark coup anniversary on eve of election

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 11:50 AM PDT

CARACAS (Reuters) - Hugo Chavez loyalists on Saturday on the eve of a presidential vote celebrated across Venezuela a milestone in the late leader's socialist revolution, irking the opposition that complained of a campaign tipped in favor of the government.

Palestinian prime minister resigns

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 01:01 PM PDT

President Abbas accepts Fayyad's resignation and asks him to head caretaker government, officials say.

Millwall 0-2 Wigan

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 11:31 AM PDT

Wigan reach the first FA Cup final in their history as goals by Shaun Maloney and Callum McManaman help beat Millwall.

Djotodia made CAR interim president

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 11:09 AM PDT

A transitional council in the Central African Republic elects Michel Djotodia, the rebel leader who seized power last month, as interim president.

Palestinian PM Salam Fayyad resigns

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 01:02 PM PDT

Palestinian PM Salam Fayyad has resigned, the official Wafa news agency reports, after a long-running dispute with President Mahmoud Abbas.

Palestinian president accepts PM Fayyad's resignation

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 11:19 AM PDT

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Salam Fayyad on Saturday, the official Palestinian news agency said.

Guards, prisoners face off in Guantanamo cell sweep

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 10:44 AM PDT

MIAMI (Reuters) - Guards swept through communal cellblocks at the Guantanamo detention camp on Saturday and moved the prisoners into one-man cells in an attempt to end a hunger strike that began in February, a U.S. military spokesman said.

VIDEO: Police hunt 'jailbreak robber'

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 10:22 AM PDT

Police in northern France are hunting for a notorious armed robber, after he staged a dramatic escape from prison.

CAR coup leader named interim president

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 10:58 AM PDT

Michel Djotodia elected by transitional council month after his rebel coalition seized power.

Tunisia issues images of suspected assassins

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 10:33 AM PDT

Government names five men accused of murder of opposition leader Shokri Belaid, whose assassination led to mass unrest.

News Analysis: Think Those Chemicals Have Been Tested?

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 10:13 AM PDT

The overwhelming majority of chemicals in use today have never been independently tested for safety.
    

Pope Francis Names Advisory Panel at Vatican

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 09:09 AM PDT

Vatican experts said the move was a strong sign that Francis was eager to consult widely and promote greater dialogue between the Vatican hierarchy and churches worldwide.
    

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