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Page 1/12 CIA chiefs urge Obama to drop abuse probe
WASHINGTON: Seven former heads of the CIA urged yesterday President Barack Obama to end the probe into allegations of abuse of prisoners held by the agency, arguing that it would hamper intelligence operations.
US Attorney General Eric Holder last month named a prosecutor to examine whether crimi [more...]
Posted on:9/19/2009 UN says Colombia persecuting human rights activists
BOGOTA: Human rights activists in Colombia are being persecuted and subjected to arbitrary arrest by state security agents, Margaret Sekaggya, UN special rapporteur on human rights defenders, said yesterday.
Victims also blame leftist guerrillas and other armed groups for abuses, she said.
Co [more...]
Posted on:9/19/2009 White House urges Governor to gain power to replace late Kennedy
RICHMOND: Gov Deval Patrick said yesterday that President Barack Obama had personally talked to him about changing the Senate succession law in Massachusetts, and White House aides were pushing for him to gain the power to temporarily replace the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy amid the administration’ [more...]
Posted on:9/19/2009 Judge orders release of Gitmo detainee
WASHINGTON: A US judge ordered yesterday the Obama administration to release another Kuwaiti detainee held at the controversial US military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly ordered that Fouad Al Rabiah be released from the detention facility where he has been held for [more...]
Posted on:9/19/2009 Obama to meet Medvedev on sidelines of UN assembly
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama will meet on Wednesday with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev on the sidelines of the UN general assembly, a US official said yesterday.
Next week’s talks will be the first between the two leaders since Obama Thursday shelved Bush-era plans for a easter [more...]
Posted on:9/19/2009 Hundreds of realty projects bite the dust
DOHA: Some 759 construction projects collectively worth billions of dollars have been either shelved or put off in the GCC due to the world financial crisis.
An extensive study carried out by a Dubai-based research organization suggests that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the worst-hit in this [more...]
Posted on:9/19/2009 Cash squeeze hits families ahead of Eid
DOHA: Limited-income families have come under increasing financial pressure as summer vacations, Ramadan, Eid Al Fitr and the back-to-school season have coincided.
Qatari families are no exception as their financial requirements are much more than those of expatriate households.
Families that [more...]
Posted on:9/19/2009 Flu vaccines to number less than 4.9bn: WHO
GENEVA: Production of H1N1 vaccine over the next year will be “substantially less” than the 4.9 billion doses previously forecast but one dose should provide adequate protection, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said yesterday.
Based on clinical test results from some 25 drugmakers, weekly pro [more...]
Posted on:9/19/2009 Variety of celebrations lined up for Eid Al Fitr
Doha: Corporations, authorities and organisations in Qatar are preparing to host a number of activities, events and celebrations to mark Eid Al Fitr.
Qatar will be witnessing an active social and cultural atmosphere throughout the Eid holidays when a large number of adults and youngsters tend [more...]
Posted on:9/19/2009 Eid Kinavukal
R Seetharaman, CEO of Doha Bank, releasing Eid Kinavukal, a supplement published by Media Plus, by handing over a copy to KM Varghese, President of Indian Cultural Centre, at a function held at the Al Osra Restaurant recently. [more...]
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