Former London Metropolitan Police Commissioner Lord John Stevens slammed British human rights groups Sunday for their efforts to block the controversial new UK policy of deporting persons preaching violence or hatred or posing a threat to national security. Prime Minister Tony Blair announced the policy changes earlier this month following the July London bombings, and [...]

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There were indications Saturday that Iraq's constitutional committee would resolve major issues and submit a draft constitution before the Monday August 15 deadline. Iraqi President Jalal Talabani told reporters that the committee had reached a tentative agreement on the issue of oil wealth distribution, and expressed optimism that the committee would resolve major issues such [...]

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US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced in a press release late Friday that the threat level for transit systems nationwide was being lowered from Code Orange, or "high", to "elevated" Code Yellow. The threat level had been increased on July 7 following the London subway bombings . In his statement, Chertoff urged all Americans [...]

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Two attorneys representing inmates at Guantanamo Bay prison told reporters Saturday that the US military has agreed to meet several demands of prisoners for better conditions at the facility, including greater access to books and bottled water with every meal. According to the attorneys, the military opened negotiations with a detainee representatives following a hunger [...]

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Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said Friday that he was astonished at the unanimity of a call by the International Atomic Energy Agency for Iran to stop enrichment activities, warning Western opposition that the "very tyrannical" resolution will "cost them dearly." The IAEA resolution adopted Thursday urged Iran to re-establish full suspension of all [...]

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