Monday, October 25, 2010

World News Briefs -- October 25, 2010



Youngest Guantanamo Detainee Pleads Guilty To All Counts -- Voice of America

A Canadian man held by U.S. authorities since he was 15 years old has pleaded guilty to all five terrorism charges against him before a military tribunal at the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Omar Khadr, now 24, pleaded guilty Monday, as part of a deal to limit his sentence. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.

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MIDDLE EAST

Iraq's high court orders parliament to get back to work.

U.S. soldiers In Iraq restless in advisory role.

Hawkish Israeli minister drafts nuclear Iran plan.

New provocative photos of IDF soldiers on Facebook.

'The Ayatollahs' democracy': Inside Iran's political culture.

ASIA

Troops death toll in Afghanistan hits 600.

Bomb kills 5 people at Sufi shrine in Pakistan.

China's island patrols, reported embargo on 'rare earth' elements, irritate Japan.

Japan protests over Chinese boats near disputed islands.

AFRICA

More U.S. diplomats heading to Sudan before critical vote on secession; new violence feared.

Rioting hits Guinea towns as ethnic tensions rise.

Aid report cites abuses as Angola deports Congolese.

Nigeria: Cholera deaths rise to more than 1,500.

EUROPE

France braces itself for another week of protests as Sarkozy believes he has turned corner. Strikes cost France hundreds of millions a day, minister says.

German firms blocking Facebook over security: report.

German committee recommends cutbacks in defense spending.

Russia plans to update Black Sea fleet - report.

EU teams to patrol Greek border amid migrant surge.

AMERICAS

Brazil presidential campaign enters final stretch.

Special report: Is aid doing Haiti more harm than good? Haiti cholera toll tops 250.

Tijuana drug massacre claims 13.

Barbados Prime Minister Thompson dies at 48.

TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR

Canadian Khadr pleads guilty in Guantanamo trial.

Yemen estimates 400 Al-Qaida militants in country.

American al-Qaida spokesman urges attacks in US.

Secret war at the heart of Wikileaks.

ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS

Treasury shields Citigroup as deletions undercut disclosure.

BP sells Gulf of Mexico fields to pay for oil spill.

Analysis: IMF power shift opens way for more breakthroughs.

Germany accuses US of indirectly manipulating dollar.

German auto sector voices rare-earth fears.

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