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Hunger strike, Yemeni dilemma could spur Guantanamo closure plans
A 100-day-old hunger strike at the Guantanamo Bay prison for suspected terrorists has agitated international human rights advocates anew, prompting fresh calls worldwide for closure of the detention center that President Obama vowed to shutter more than...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Crime, Law and Justice, Lobbying, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Barack Obama
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COLUMN- Why the underwear-bomber leak infuriated the Obama administration
Reuters(Jack Shafer is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Jack Shafer May 17 (Reuters) - Journalists gasp and growl whenever prosecutors issue lawful subpoenas ordering them to divulge their confidential sources or to turn over potential...Tags: Freedom of the Press, Crime, Law and Justice, Saudi Arabia, NBC (tv network), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Column: Why the underwear-bomber leak infuriated the Obama administration
Reuters(Reuters) - Journalists gasp and growl whenever prosecutors issue lawful subpoenas ordering them to divulge their confidential sources or to turn over potential evidence, such as notes, video outtakes or other records. It's an attack on the First...Tags: Freedom of the Press, Crime, Law and Justice, Saudi Arabia, NBC (tv network), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Counter-terrorism leak compromised an informant, sources say
WASHINGTON -- The unauthorized disclosure of a counter-terrorism operation in Yemen last year compromised an exceedingly rare and valuable espionage achievement: an informant who had earned the trust of hardened terrorists, according to U.S. officials....Tags: Explosions, U.S. Navy, Yemen, Crime, Law and Justice, Military Equipment
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Three kidnapped Red Cross workers freed in Yemen
ReutersADEN, Yemen (Reuters) - Yemeni tribesmen released three kidnapped employees of the International Committee of the Red Cross, the humanitarian agency and a Yemeni security source said on Thursday. The men - a Swiss, a Kenyan and a Yemeni national - were...Tags: Yemen, Saudi Arabia, American Red Cross, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Kidnapping
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AP records seizure just latest step in sweeping U.S. leak probe
Reuters* FBI interviews at numerous U.S. government agencies * Signs probe hasn't found target * Media reports on Yemen-based plots at issue By Mark Hosenball and Tabassum Zakaria WASHINGTON May 15 (Reuters) - The Justice Department's controversial...Tags: Freedom of the Press, Crime, Law and Justice, Bill Clinton, Espionage and Intelligence, John O. Brennan
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Coronavirus epidemic awaits, not certain to be severe -discoverer
Reuters* Doctor first identified virus in Saudi Arabia last year * Disease has killed at least 18 people worldwide * Doctor says world in better position than with SARS By Alexander Dziadosz CAIRO, May 13 (Reuters) - The doctor who discovered a new SARS-like...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Cairo (Egypt), Pneumonia, Viral Diseases and Infections, Saudi Arabia
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Coronavirus epidemic awaits, not certain to be severe - discoverer
ReutersCAIRO (Reuters) - The doctor who discovered a new SARS-like virus says it will probably trigger an epidemic at some point, but not necessarily in its current virulent form. The new strain of coronavirus (nCoV) that Ali Mohamed Zaki found last year,...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Cairo (Egypt), Viral Diseases and Infections, Pneumonia, Saudi Arabia
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Yemeni tribesmen kidnap Swiss aid worker: security source
ReutersADEN (Reuters) - Armed Yemeni tribesmen on Monday kidnapped a Swiss citizen working for the Red Cross in the southern province of Abyan, a Yemeni security source said. The aid worker was taken from a vehicle in the city of Jaar where he was travelling...Tags: Yemen, Saudi Arabia, American Red Cross, Kidnapping, Al-Qaeda
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RPT-Saudi-U.S. relations to withstand N. American oil boom
Reuters(Repeats with no changes to text) * Saudi oil minister to give major speech in Washington Tuesday * U.S., Saudi Arabia both keen on balanced oil market * Former U.S. diplomat says relationship is "less intimate" By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, April...Tags: Tehran (Iran), Iran's Nuclear Program, Saudi Arabia, Energy Saving, U.S. Military
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Saudi summer crude burn to keep pressure on output
Reuters* Gas supply may be as pressured as last year * Kingdom pins hopes on Karan gas project * Expects steady oil export demand, but domestic need higher By Daniel Fineren DUBAI, April 30 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia faces another summer of heavy crude burning...Tags: Conservation, Energy Resources, Saudi Arabia, Petroleum Industry, Environmental Issues
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WRAPUP 5-U.S. had more tips on Boston suspect; Congress asks questions
Reuters* Russians contacted U.S. twice about Tsarnaev-sources * Family of suspects cites man named 'Misha' as influence * Suspect's name was on U.S. counterterrorism list (Adds information passed to FBI, comments from suspects' uncle, members of Congress,...Tags: Religion and Belief, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Crime, Law and Justice, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Congress
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