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NAM discusses Palestinian political detainees in Israel

Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) ministers specifically discussed Palestinian political detainees in Israel on the last day ...

Study ties new Al Qaeda chief to murder of journalist pearl

Saif al-Adel, an Egyptian militant recently appointed interim leader of al Qaeda operations, has been linked to the ...

Syrian authorities set free human rights activist

The Syrian authorities on Sunday released Anwar al-Bunni, a Syrian lawyer and human rights activist, after he finished ...

Protesters, police clash outside Israeli embassy in Cairo

Egyptian protesters demanding the expulsion of Israel`s ambassador clashed with riot police outside the Israeli ...

Moroccan police disperse opposition protest

Moroccan security services used truncheons to disperse a pro-democracy protest on the southern outskirts of the ...

Turkish anti-terror police detain 34 in Istanbul

Anti-terror police detained 34 people on Tuesday in pre-dawn raids in Istanbul aimed at groups suspected of having ...

Bring back waterboarding, says Cheney

Harsh interrogation methods such as waterboarding played a role in tracking down Osama bin Laden and should be ...

Bin Laden death rekindles torture debate

Osama bin Laden`s death has reignited debate over the George W. Bush administration`s use of harsh interrogation ...

Syria rounds up regime opponents: rights group

Security forces have arrested dozens of people in raids across Syria even though President Bashar al-Assad has lifted ...

US, China to hold human rights talks

China and the United States will hold human rights talks in Beijing next week, the State Department announced Friday, ...

Syria`s Assad orders release of detainees

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday ordered the release of all detainees arrested in a wave of protests, ...

African mediators in Libya amid NATO air strikes

A high-ranking African Union delegation arrived in Libya on Sunday to try to negotiate a truce between Moamer ...

Malaysia arrests 58 escaped illegal immigrants

Malaysian police have arrested 58 illegal immigrants, a senior official said on Wednesday after dozens fled a ...

Egypt frees 14 Palestinian prisoners

The Egyptian authorities released late on Tuesday 14 Palestinian prisoners detained during the rule of ousted ...

Yemen opposition vows "escalation" against president

Yemen`s opposition coalition vowed on Monday to escalate protests that have swept the country demanding the ...