The Bush administration is holding preliminary discussions with the British government to potentially ship additional inmates to the U.K. from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba, according to a senior U.S. official. The discussions come as European countries, particularly Portugal and Germany, are displaying a greater willingness to assist Washington in addressing the status…
The self-described mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks went on trial in absentia in Paris for allegedly ordering a deadly Tunisian synagogue bombing less than a year after the assault on New York and Washington. The proceedings are expected to highlight the reach and complexity of al-Qaida-linked networks in North Africa, although they are unlikely…
Thousands of protesters marched in cities across Europe Saturday to demand an end to Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip, a day before Israeli troops launched a ground offensive into the densely populated territory. Hundreds of Turks demonstrated outside the Israeli and United Nations missions in Istanbul and Ankara overnight in protest at Israel’s ground…
