LONDON - London's high court ruled Tuesday that the last British resident in Guantanamo Bay should be allowed to see classified documents that his lawyers believe could help win his freedom. Shaker Aamer, held at the US detention camp on Cuba since
Efforts are continuing by the Foreign Office to secure the release of five Britons detained by the Iranian navy while sailing from Bahrain to Dubai.Their Volvo 60 yacht backed by the UK's Team Pindar was stopped on 25 November. The FCO said the crew
LONDON - Five British sailors are being detained in Iran after Tehran's navy seized their yacht when it apparently strayed into Iranian waters, deepening tensions Tuesday between the two nations. The five were sailing to the start of a race in Duba
LONDON - Five Britons are being detained in Iran after Tehran's navy seized their yacht, which may have strayed into Iranian waters in the Gulf, the Foreign Office said Monday. In the November 25 incident -- which comes amid a spike in long-tense t
Five Britons have been detained by the Iranian navy while sailing a yacht from Bahrain to Dubai, the Foreign Office (FCO) has said.The sailors were crewing a boat belonging to Sail Bahrain when they were stopped on 25 November. In a statement, the F
NAIROBI - Two freelance journalists held hostage in Somalia for 15 months arrived safely in neighboring Kenya on Thursday. Amanda Lindhout, a Canadian reporter, and Nigel Brennan, an Australian photojournalist, were freed in Mogadishu on Wednesday
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