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British army vehicles block a road on the outskirts of Basra, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Feb. 9, 2007, after a British convoy was hit by a roadside bomb.

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No public probe into Iraq 'abuse'
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Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. You cannot take an allegation as fact, says Bill Rammell Fresh allegations of abuse by the UK military in Iraq do not warrant a public inquiry, the Armed Forces Minister Bill Rammell has said. He told the BBC the claims were taken seriously and would be investigated but that allegations...

New York Terrorist attack on WTC -- The World Trade Center Twin Towers produced clouds of smoke that could be seen from miles away.

photo: USMC file/CWO Alek Malhas

NYC Trial of 9/11 Suspects Poses Legal Risks
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By DEVLIN BARRETT Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON November 14, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press FILE - In this March 1, 2003 file picture, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is seen shortly after his capture... FILE - In this March 1, 2003 file picture, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is seen shortly after his capture during a raid in Pakistan. An Obama administration...

A masked Kurdish demonstrator holds a poster of the Kurdistan Workers Party, PKK, the outlawed separatist rebel group´s jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan, as he shouts slogans during the Nowruz celebrations in southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir, W

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Turkey Seeks Kurdish Reconciliation
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By NICHOLAS BIRCH ANKARA -- Turkey's government laid out long-awaited plans Friday to reconcile with the country's large Kurdish minority and end a separatist war that has cost tens of thousands of lives, prompting the main opposition party to storm out of parliament in protest. The heated debate was symbolic of the sensitivities of the Kurdish...

The visible camera image showing the ejecta plume at about 20 seconds after impact.

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Nasa finds water on moon
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A "significant amount" of frozen water has been found on the moon, Nasa, the US space agency, has said. The findings boosted hopes of manning a permanent lunar base on the moon which had previously been thought to be uninhabitable, for further exploration to Mars. "Yes indeed we found water and we did not find only a little bit but a...

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks at Suntory Hall in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday,Nov. 14, 2009.

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Obama seeks better ties with Asia
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Barack Obama, the US president, has pledged to pursue better US engagement in Asia, pragmatic cooperation with China and deeper trade ties with the region. In a speech in the Japanese capital of Tokyo on Saturday, Obama reaffirmed Washington's alliance with Japan which was strained recently by a row over a US military base. "I...

Attorney General Eric Holder speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington Friday, Nov. 13, 2009.

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Sept. 11 suspects face battles in NY prosecution
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rights groups and legal scholars on Friday praised the Obama administration's decision to bring Sept. 11 suspects to trial in civilian court in New York, but they questioned whether defendants could get a fair trial so close to Ground Zero. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder fields a question during a news conference in...

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during the summit of Latin American and Caribbean for Integration and Development, CALC, in Costa do Sauipe, Brazil, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008. The two-day summit is aimed at strengthening political and economic ties in the regi

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Brazil proposes carbon cut target
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The Brazilian government has announced that it aims to achieve a reduction of at least 36% on its carbon emissions by the year 2020. If it meets its pledge, greenhouse gas emissions would be near 1994 levels. The proposal, which is not a binding target, was revealed in advance of the major UN summit on climate change to be held in Copenhagen in...

This is a picture released by a British Court Martial, Tuesday, Jan, 18, 2005 in Osnabrueck, Germany showing Lance Corporal Mark Cooley simulating a punch to an Iraqi detainee.

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Britain's Abu Ghraib: Did Britain collude with US in abuse of Iraqis?
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Claims that British soldiers recreated the torture conditions of Abu Ghraib to commit the sexual and physical abuse of Iraqi civilians are being investigated by the Ministry of Defence. The fresh allegations raise important questions about collusion between Britain and America over the ill-treatment of Iraqi prisoners during the insurgency. In one...

Pakistan Army soldiers surround a building after a suicide bombing in Peshawar, Pakistan, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009.

photo: AP / Mohammad Sajjad

Pakistan bombings kill 18 as spy agency hit
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A powerful suicide car bomb ripped through the Peshawar headquarters of Pak's top spy agency Friday, killing at least 10 people and leaving much of the fortified building in ruins. A similar bombing killed eight people in another northwest town, the latest in a spate of attacks as 30,000 troops press their most ambitious assault yet against Taliban...

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged Sept. 11 mastermind, is seen shortly after his capture during a raid in Pakistan. The mothers of two men killed in the Sept. 11 attacks are traveling to Guantanamo Bay and will be among spectators

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Accused Sept. 11 mastermind to be tried in NY
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By DEVLIN BARRETT - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS In this March 1, 2003 file picture, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is seen shortly after his capture during a raid in Pakistan. (AP/File) WASHINGTON (AP) Self-proclaimed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees will be sent to New York to face trial in a civilian federal...