Obama open to prosecuting CIA torture memo authors
President Obama said he would not rule out the possibility of prosecuting lawyers responsible for authoring memos released last week outlining CIA interrogation policies.
Rwanda rejects Laurent Nkunda’s appeal for release
A Rwandan court rejected a lawsuit brought by captured Congo rebel leader Laurent Nkunda seeking his release. Nkunda may be extradited to Congo, or to The Hague to face war crimes charges.
Holocaust museum opens in Palestinian village on frontline of anti-wall struggle
The village of Na’alin, which symbolizes struggle against Israel’s West Bank wall, has opened a Holocaust museum, which sponsors hope can help foster understanding and peace.
Pakistan: villagers resist Islamists
Shortly after the Pakistani Taliban won their demand for Islamic law in the Swat Valley, they seized control of the neighboring district of Buner—after overwhelming a village militia.
Somalia: villagers resist Islamists
At least seven were killed and 15 wounded as a clan militia in the southern Somalia town of Bulo Haji fought Shabaab insurgents who attacked the village. It is uncertain who is now in control.
Haiti: violence, abstention mar election
Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council suspended voting for senators in the Central Plateau department after violence disrupted the process there in at least three cities.
Dominican Republic: police attack medical workers
Six striking doctors were lightly injured when Dominican police suppressed a peaceful march by doctors and nurses near the Darío Contreras hospital in eastern Santo Domingo.
Peru: indigenous occupy Amazon airfield
At least 200 indigenous Yashínanka and Yines occupied the airport in Atalaya, in Peru’s Amazonian area, to press demands for an end to the granting of local lands for mining and oil drilling.
Supreme Court hears Iraq immunity cases; insurgent sentenced
The Supreme Court is hearing two cases that will determine whether Iraq has sovereign immunity in suits involving Saddam-era misdeeds. Meanwhile, a DC court sentenced an insurgent to 25 years.
Obama reassures CIA on torture
President Obama, making his first trip to CIA headquarters, said that agency officials had expressed “understandable anxiety and concern” about his release of memos detailing torture.
HRW calls on Hamas to end internal violence in Gaza
Hamas authorities should end the systematic detention, torture, and execution of political opponents and suspected Israeli collaborators in the Gaza Strip, Human Rights Watch says in a new report.