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06.02.2009, 14:52

UK divided by torture evidence row

A scandal is brewing after a UK court blocked the release of intelligence documents concerning torture allegations made by a British resident held at Guantanamo Bay.

Leon Panetta and Barack Obama (AFP Photo / Mandel Ngan) 06.02.2009, 06:02

New head of CIA - same old techniques?

President Obama has nominated Leon Panetta, a former democratic congressman with no intelligence experience, to be director of the CIA. But will it actually bring changes to the agency’s harsh interrogation techniques?

02.02.2009, 19:58

Gitmo prisoners might see the cold sea

It looks like Gitmo prisoners will be faced with a climate change as some of them will probably have to move from the warm tropical island of Cuba in the Caribbean to a much colder place on the shores of the Baltic Sea.

Tskhinvali / RIA Novosti / Mikhail Fomichev, STF 04.03.2010, 18:22 9 comments

Russia opens new criminal case against Georgia

Russia has charged Georgia with genocide and the mass murders of Russian citizens in South Ossetia during the 2008 military conflict, while new criminal charges are pending.

24.03.2009, 08:03 5 comments

The day when Russia made a U-turn on its way to West

Ten years ago, on March 24 NATO’s bombing of Yugoslavia began. Achieving NATO’s main objective – withdrawal of Serb troops from Kosovo – took months, the tragic side-effect – alienation of Russia – happened imme

An Iraqi journalist watches a live broadcast on state television showing Iraq's former deputy premier Tareq Aziz sitting in the dock as the supreme criminal court passes a verdict of "deliberate murder and crimes against humanity," and sentencing him to death, on October 16, 2010 (AFP Photo / Ahmad Al-Rubaye) 27.10.2010, 22:16 3 comments

Death sentence for Tariq Aziz draws international condemnation

Russia has called on Iraq to cancel the death sentence for Tariq Aziz – as has the EU, the UN and the Vatican.

Akhmed Zakayev 26.10.2010, 18:58 7 comments

Polish court drops case on arrest of Chechen militants' envoy

The Warsaw Court of Appeal has closed the case on the arrest of a former Chechen militant leader Akhmed Zakayev, who is on the international wanted list, accused of terrorism and other serious crimes in Russia.

Soviet WWII poster 01.09.2009, 16:46 36 comments

USSR didn’t need Allies to win WWII – survey

Almost two thirds of Russians (63%) are confident the USSR could have won the Second World War without any help from the Allies, a nationwide survey has concluded.

21.01.2010, 20:36 20 comments

Patriots under scrutiny: three views on missiles in Poland

Under amended plans, the Patriot missile launchers, designed to shoot down planes and cruise missiles, are to be placed just 100 kilometers from the border with Russia’s Kaliningrad region.

16.08.2010, 20:01 12 comments

Romanian diplomat busted spying in Moscow

A Romanian diplomat has been reportedly caught red-handed in Moscow during an attempt to obtain secret defense information.

'No vacancy' for Gitmo inmates at Hotel EU

Published: 12 February, 2009, 06:39


The decision to shut down the US prison in Guantanamo Bay is turning into a challenge for Europe.

 
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