US asks Germany to take Gitmo prisoners

The United States has asked Germany to accept some Guantanamo prisoners when the facility is closed, the Interior Ministry said Sunday, confirming German media reports. An Interior Ministry spokesman, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with the ministry’s policy, confirmed a report in Der Spiegel magazine that the U.S. has provided a list of…

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US asks Germany to take 10 Guantánamo inmates

The US government has officially asked Germany to accept as many as 10 inmates from the Guantánamo Bay prison, handing over a list to Chancellor Angela Merkel’s office and the Foreign Ministry. The request was made last week during a visit by Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr., who spent four days in Europe talking…

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Dutch to ban burqas in schools, government offices

The Dutch government is set to impose a ban on the burqa in both schools and government offices – a retreat from the previous government’s plan for a general ban. The cabinet decided against a broad ban on the garment, which generally covers all expose areas but the eyes, but said that such a move…

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Iraqi immigrants detained in south

Ten undocumented Iraqi immigrants were arrested by police near the city of Brindisi in southern Italy. The illegal immigrants were picked up without identity documents, and await expulsion from the police station in Brindisi. This year, a record 24,241 illegal immigrants have been found to reach Italy between January and September 16th, according to the…

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    Authorities order expulsion of Islamic leader

    An imam in Turin was expelled from Italy to his native Morocco, after his sermons were secretly filmed and deemed a threat to public security. Mohamed Kohaila has been living in Italy for several years according to the Interior Ministry, and that checks from local and national anti-terrorism authorities showed that Kohaila was inciting violently…

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