Jakob Kellenberger, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross , said Tuesday that ICRC recommendations to US officials have resulted in considerable improvements in detention conditions at Guantanamo Bay . Kellenberger told Swiss newspaper Tribune de Geneve, however, that problems remain with the terms of detention at Guantanamo, referring to ICRC's disagreement with [...]

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A US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) spokesman said Tuesday that the agency would introduce new rules to speed up the immigration process and prevent serious delays, apparently sidestepping a threat of mass lawsuits from Arab rights advocates. Although the spokesperson conceded that delays did occur in the naturalization process, he contended that only 1 [...]

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As part of a larger response to record high gasoline prices, President George W. Bush on Tuesday announced that the US Environmental Protection Agency would suspend certain rules governing the refining of gasoline. By avoiding additive requirements originally imposed to meet clean air requirements, the move will supposedly make it easier for gasoline producers to [...]

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Zimbabwe State Security Minister Didymus Mutasa on Tuesday repeated his threats that government soldiers and police will use deadly force if necessary to thwart any protests organized by opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai . Mutasa was reported to have made similar statements earlier this month, but has denied promising to use guns against protesters . Tsvangirai [...]

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Serge Brammertz , the deputy prosecutor of the International Criminal Court who is heading the UN's independent investigation into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri , on Tuesday met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to discuss Syria's alleged involvement in the 2005 bombing which killed Hariri. Earlier this year Assad rejected requests [...]

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