US President Barack Obama is to make a week-long foreign tour in July that will include Russia, Italy and Ghana, the White House says.
Mr Obama will be in Moscow on 6-8 July for talks that are expected to cover efforts to reduce nuclear stockpiles and non-proliferation.
From Russia he will head to the Group of Eight [...]
May 19, 2009 | Posted in
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Civil liberties groups have reacted angrily to US President Barack Obama’s decision to revive military trials for some Guantanamo Bay detainees.
Mr Obama has previously denounced the Bush-era judicial system, but in a statement said new safeguards would ensure suspects got a fairer hearing.
New rules include rejecting statements obtained from harsh interrogations and limitations on using [...]
May 15, 2009 | Posted in
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