16 Dec 2009 10:01:44 GMT Tory boycott halts hearings on transfer of Afghan detainees
OTTAWA -- The Harper government has effectively suspended parliamentary hearings on allegations that Afghan detainees were transferred to torture – boycotting attempts by opposition MPs to continue a Commons probe of the matter.
16 Dec 2009 10:01:43 GMT A detainee inquiry's the smart call
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As soon as Richard Colvin had finished testifying before a parliamentary committee, it was clear only a judicial inquiry could get to the bottom of allegations of Canadian complicity in the torture of Afghan ...
16 Dec 2009 09:55:29 GMT FACTBOX-Military deaths in Afghanistan Dec 16 (Reuters) - Two British soldiers with the NATO-led force and two Afghan soldiers were killed in a suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand on Tuesday, Afghan and ...
16 Dec 2009 09:40:27 GMT PRESS DIGEST - Iran - Dec 16 TEHRAN, Dec 16 (Reuters) - These are some of the leading stories in Iranian newspapers on Wednesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
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- An Islamic ...