US Foreign Affairs timeline
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Federal appeals court rules that Guantanamo Bay detainees have no legal rights in the US
In answer the Supreme Court rejected the proposition "that the Fifth Amendment confers rights upon all persons, whatever their nationality,... Read more
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Riots break out across the Muslim World in response to allegations of Koran abuse at Guantanamo Bay detention camp
CAIRO, May 28 -- Muslims in several countries demonstrated Friday in resurgent anti-American anger over reported desecration of the Islamic holy... Read more
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Department of Defense announces creation of manual outlining rules for military commissions dealing with Guantanamo Bay detainees
The Defense Department today presented to Congress its manual outlining rules for military commissions as they will be conducted under the Military... Read more
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Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee, David Hicks, pleads guilty to terrorist activity
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba, March 26 -- Australian David M. Hicks pleaded guilty to one charge of material support for terrorism during a brief military... Read more
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US Supreme Court rules that Guantanamo Bay detainees have the right to challenge their detention in court
Boumediene v. Bush, 553 U.S. ___ (2008), was a writ of habeas corpus submission made in a civilian court of the United States on behalf of Lakhdar... Read more
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UN Security Council Votes Unanimously to Expand Sanctions Against North Korea
The U.N. Security Council on Friday unanimously approved expanded sanctions against North Korea over its May 25 nuclear test, a move close ally... Read more
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President Obama orders closure of Guantanamo Bay detention facility
Torture and CIA "ghost" prisons will be no more. Guantanamo Bay will be closed. Lo and behold, the leader of communist Cuba has called the 44th... Read more
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North Korea captures 2 American journalists
Two American journalists detained by North Korean soldiers are believed to have been sent to Pyongyang for questioning, a news report said... Read more
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North Korea Withdraws from 1953 Armistice
SEOUL (AFP) — North Korea said Wednesday it was abandoning the truce that ended the Korean war and warned it could launch a military attack on the... Read more
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Obama Travels to the Middle East
Obama to Depart on Trip to Middle East, Europe By VOA News 02 June 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama leaves Washington Tuesday on a five-day... Read more
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Cuba readmitted into the Organization of American States after a 47-year suspension
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (Reuters) - The Organization of American States lifted its 47-year suspension of Cuba on Wednesday in a move backed by... Read more
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Obama visits Saudi Arabia ahead of Cairo speech
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Opening a mission to write a new chapter on Islam and the West, President Barack Obama consulted Wednesday with the... Read more
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Cuba refuses OAS membership
Cuba is declining to rejoin the Organization of American States, but calls the group's decision to lift a 47-year suspension against it a "major... Read more
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Obama delivers speech to Muslim world in Cairo
It started with “assalaamu alaykum” and ended with “may God’s peace be upon you.” Inbetween, President Barack Obama dotted his speech to the... Read more
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Pro-West March 14 Coalition Wins in Surprise Victory over Hardline March 8 Coalition in Lebanese Parliamentary Elections
An American-backed alliance appeared to retain control of the Lebanese Parliament on Sunday in a hotly contested election that had been billed as a... Read more
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North Korea sentences 2 American journalists to 12 years hard labor
A North Korean court sentenced two U.S. journalists to 12 years in a labor camp Monday, as the government of Kim Jong Il continued to ratchet up... Read more
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First Guantanamo Bay Detainee to Stand Trial in US
In a reversal of Bush administration policy, the first Guantanamo detainee was transferred Tuesday to U.S. soil for trial on capital terrorism... Read more
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North Korea Threatens a "Merciless Offensive" Involving Nuclear Weapons
Consistent with the highly belligerent posture North Korea has taken in the past three weeks, and the “rapid-fire series of provocations“ it has... Read more
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Palau Agrees to Accept Chinese Muslim Detainees from Guantanamo Bay
After months of legal uncertainty, a group of Chinese Muslims who have been held for years at the detention camp for suspected terrorists in... Read more
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China Demands Rendition of Uighur Guantanamo Bay Detainees
America should "stop handing over terrorist suspects to any third country," foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang said. Palau, a former US Pacific... Read more
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Iran Holds Tenth Presidential Election, Pitting Conservative Incumbent Ahmadinejad Against Reformer, Mousavi
The 2009 Iranian presidential election was held on 12 June 2009 in Iran, the tenth presidential election to be held in the country.The President of... Read more
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President Obama Welcomes President Lee Myung-Bak in Washington
As North Korea threatens nuclear war, President Barack Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak will be eager to show the North the unity of... Read more
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North Korea declares itself "proud nuclear power," warns U.S.
I don't want to speculate on hypotheticals. But I do want to give assurances to the American people that the T's are crossed and the I's are dotted. Read more
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South Korea Unveils 'Red Shark' Vertical-Launch Anti-Sub Missile
And as tension continues to escalate on the Korean peninsula, South Korea has unveiled its new guided missile system to beef up its naval... Read more
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North Korea Fires Seven More Ballistic Missiles
US Vice President Joseph Biden on Sunday dismissed North Korea's latest series of missile launches, saying the communist regime was engaged in... Read more
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