Media reveal ‘black’ jails in China
Secret, illegal jails exist in China, a state-run weekly has confirmed, despite official denials. Those imprisoned are often victims of land grabs, assaults or corruption, the report says.
Iranian navy seizes racing yacht, British crew members
Five British nationals who were the crew of a racing yacht were detained by the Iranian Navy on November 25 and remain held in Iran, the British Foreign Office said Monday.
Equatorial Guinea president wins criticized election
The president of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea has been re-elected in a vote that human rights groups criticized as unfair.
Nations divided on recognizing Honduran president-elect
Voters in Honduras have elected a new president, but it remained in question Monday whether the international community would recognize conservative candidate Porfirio Lobo Sosa.
Government won’t guarantee Dubai World’s debt
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As a hobby, Atlantan keeps daily tally of wars’ dead
Fall leaves blanket Michael White’s deck at his suburban Atlanta, Georgia, home. In the cluttered attic study, the software engineer slouches over his Hewlett-Packard laptop.
Lawyer: Guards who helped Nazis ‘victims, not culprits’
Alleged Nazi camp guard John Demjanjuk goes on trial Monday on charges of being an accessory to about 27,900 murders during World War II.
U.S.-bound oil tanker hijacked off Somalia
An oil tanker bound for the United States was hijacked off Somalia with a crew of 28 aboard, maritime authorities said.
‘Everything points’ to al Qaeda in aid workers’ abductions
Three Spanish aid workers kidnapped in Mauritania appear to have been abducted by al Qaeda, Spain’s interior minister said Monday.
31 children among dead in Bangladesh ferry disaster
The death toll climbed to 72 in the capsizing of an overloaded ferry in southern Bangladesh as a search continued, police said Monday.