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| Jan.25 |
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Trump says he believes waterboarding works
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| Jul.6 |
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US sanctions North Korea's Kim Jong-un for the first time |
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| Mar.16 |
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North Korea urged to free US student Otto Warmbier |
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Jason Rezaian and three other US prisoners freed in Iran| Iran has released Washington Post reporter and three other Iranian-American prisoners as it anticipates the lifting of international sanctions | |
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| Apr.20 |
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Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian 'faces Iran spy trial' |
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| Dec.13 |
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Civil rights activists march on Washington |
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| Dec.11 |
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CIA boss defends post 9/11 tactics
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| Dec.10 |
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Afghanistan decries CIA 'violations'. Kabul
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| Dec.9 |
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CIA report sparks prosecution calls
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CIA lied over 'brutal' interrogations 
| U.S. Senate: The CIA carried out 'brutal' interrogations of al-Qaeda suspects in the years after the 9/11 attacks on the US, a US Senate report has said | |
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| Sep.1 |
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US works to free trio in N Korea
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| Jun.20 |
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U.S. downgrades four countries in trafficking report |
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| May.10 |
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Michelle Obama: Nigeria kidnappings 'unconscionable' First lady Michelle Obama saying the action was taken by 'a terrorist group determined to keep these girls from getting an education'
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| Jan.21 |
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US and UN 'horror' at Syria report
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| Jan.17 |
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Obama announces plan to curb NSA President Obama is expected to order NSA to stop storing data from Americans' phones, after a series of leaks about intelligence operations
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| Jan.16 |
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NSA 'collected 200m texts per day' |
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| Dec.18 |
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US spy agency urged to curb snooping |
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| Dec.12 |
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US captive in Iran said to be CIA
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| Dec.1 |
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U.S. 'concerned' about elderly detainee
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| Aug.27 |
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US envoy in N Korea prisoner mission
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| Aug.15 |
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Obama condemns Egypt bloodshed
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| Jul.11 |
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US warning to Egypt over arrests
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| Jun.16 |
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US 'probed fewer than 300 calls' |
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NSA chief in rare Senate briefing. U.S. Senate
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| Jun.6 |
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US clarifies internet tapping policy
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| May.13 |
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AP condemns US phone records seizure
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| Aug.1 |
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Chen seeks US pressure on China
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| May.23 |
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Pakistani doctor in bin Laden raid gets 33 years in prison 
Map of Peshawar| Peshawar: Shakeel Afridi accused of helping the CIA track down Osama bin Laden was sentenced Wednesday to 33 years in prison for treason | |
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| May.15 |
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Chen tells U.S. lawmakers of reprisals. Beijing
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| May.1 |
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Escape overshadows US-China talks. Beijing
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| Feb.14 |
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China's Xi defends rights record China's leader-in-waiting, Xi Jinping, has defended his country's human rights record, at a State Department lunch
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Obama says al-Assad must go Top U.S. and European leaders called on Syrian President to step down -- ratcheting up international pressure against a regime
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| Aug.12 |
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US urges nations to cut Syria ties
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| Aug.10 |
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US hits Syria with new sanctions |
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| Jun.27 |
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Slavery report names weak links |
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| Jun.10 |
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US demands end to Syria violence |
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| Feb.24 |
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Obama seeks consensus on Libya violence |
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| Feb.23 |
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Obama condemns crackdown in Libya US President has denounced the violent crackdown by the Libyan authorities on peaceful protesters as "outrageous and unacceptable
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| Feb.17 |
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Bahrain urged to show restraint |
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| Feb.8 |
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US urges faster change in Egypt The US has called on the Egyptian government to immediately lift the country's emergency laws, which have been in place for 30 years
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| Jan.19 |
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Hu vows to boost human rights |
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US attacks Russia tycoon verdict |
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| Sep.29 |
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U.S. adds more sanctions against Iran Citing 'mounting evidence' of repression of the opposition, the administration added more sanctions against Iranian government officials
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CIA report alleges prisoner abuse Interrogators threatened an al Qaeda prisoner with a gun and an electric drill to try to scare him into giving up information
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| Jun.25 |
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Iran envoy: CIA involved in Neda shooting |
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| Jun.20 |
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US urges Iran to end 'violence' |
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| Jun.3 |
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US presses China over Tiananmen Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has urged China to publicly account for those killed in the suppression of the protests 20 years ago
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| May.13 |
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Obama stopped to detainee photo releases President told government lawyers to object to a court-ordered release of additional images showing alleged abuse of detainees
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| Apr.21 |
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Obama: US lost moral compass on torture |
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Obama dismayed by Iran sentence |
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US releases Bush-era interrogation memos Interrogation tactics such as waterboarding, sleep deprivation did not violate laws against torture when there was no intent to cause severe...
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U.S. seeks seat on Human Rights Council |
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U.S. report scolds China on human rights |
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Guantanamo detainees treated humanely |
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Clinton: Human rights 'cannot interfere' Beijing: U.S. Secretary of State broached the issue of human rights with Chinese leaders, but emphasized that the world crises are more pressing
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US to ignore Zimbabwe poll result |
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| Mar.21 |
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House speaker blasts China over Tibet |
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Bush vetoes bill banning waterboarding |
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UK: CIA rendition flights used British soil London: British Foreign Secretary Miliband said that British territory was used to transport two suspects in the CIA's rendition program
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| Feb.5 |
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CIA admits waterboarding inmates |
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| Jan.13 |
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Democrats clash over civil rights |
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Water-boarding 'would be torture' |
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| Dec.10 |
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CIA man defends 'water-boarding' |
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| Dec.6 |
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CIA 'wiped' interrogation tapes | The CIA has confirmed that it destroyed at least 2 video tapes showing the interrogation of terror suspects | |
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| Dec.5 |
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Judges mull Guantanamo rights |
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| Nov.7 |
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Bush urges Musharraf on election |
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| Nov.5 |
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US warns Pakistan over emergency
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Lawmaker: Yahoo knew China's intent |
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| Jul.20 |
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Bush signs order banning 'torture'
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CIA jails in Europe 'confirmed' European Union: Dick Marty, a Council of Europe investigator, says he has evidence to prove the CIA ran secret jails in Poland and Romania
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| May.24 |
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Congress backs Iraq funding bill U.S. Congress: Both houses have passed a bill allocating $100bn, a compromise measure between Republicans and Democrats without any timetable for a withdra...
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CIA tortured me, says Iran envoy
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US deal struck on terror suspects |
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Bush admits to CIA secret prisons| President said 14 key terrorist suspects have now been sent to Guantanamo Bay | |
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Bush calls for democracy in Cuba
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Guantanamo tribunals 'illegal' U.S. Supreme Court: The US Supreme Court: the administration does not have the authority to try suspects by military tribunal
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Photos may support Haditha charges |
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Europe 'connived in CIA flights' European Union: A report into secret US flights for terror suspects will be presented to the Council of Europe
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UN to quiz Washington on torture |
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| Feb.15 |
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New inquiry urged over Abu Ghraib |
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Internet firms 'bowed to Beijing'. U.S. Congress
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| Dec.24 |
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US wants Egypt politician freed |
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| Dec.19 |
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Bush: Secret wiretaps will continue |
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| Dec.17 |
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Bush admits he authorised spying |
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| Dec.16 |
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Secret U.S. spy powers sparks anger President Bush defended his actions and won't confirm report NSA spied on Americans
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| Dec.15 |
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McCain, Bush agree on torture ban |
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| Dec.8 |
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US blocks ICRC access to suspects |
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Civil rights group to sue CIA |
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| Oct.5 |
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Senate backs detainee rights. U.S. Senate
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| Mar.1 |
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U.S. hails Lebanese democracy move. Lebanon
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New abuse photos are 'even worse'
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| Nov.6 |
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Bush demands Mid-East democracy
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