Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and other leaders Tuesday called on Palestinians to halt looting and restore order following Israel's withdrawal earlier this week from the formerly occupied Gaza Strip . Celebrations and disorder spread swiftly after Israeli forces pulled out Monday. Abbas, calling the withdrawal an "historic opportunity," said that it was imperative for Gaza [...]

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A US probe into allegations of abuse of detainees at Guantanamo Bay reported that distrust between military police and investigators led to problems at the prison facility, according to new documents obtained by the Associated Press in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit. The investigation revealed that MPs feared that interrogators gave MPs' personal information [...]

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An Iraqi taxi driver testifying Tuesday at a court-martial of seven British soldiers for the alleged murder of an Iraqi civilian said he was also beaten by the troops. Through translated testimony, Athar Finnijan Saddam told jurors that he was carrying passengers in southern Iraq in May 2003 when the soldiers stopped him, dragged him [...]

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