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U.S. citizen allegedly tortured in United Arab Emirates (Los Angeles Times)
ACLU says Naji Hamdan, a naturalized American, was detained at the behest of the U.S. government and has been charged in the Persian Gulf nation with a terrorism-related offense. A former Hawthorne man detained in the United Arab Emirates since Aug. 29 has been tortured and ultimately charged with a terrorism-related offense, according to a lawyer with the ACLU of Southern California. ...
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Cruise ship: Aussies hid as pirates fired shots at liner (News.com.au Travel)
PASSENGERS onboard a luxury cruise ship were told to lock their cabins as pirates attacked.
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Background Note: Nigeria (Scoop.co.nz)
Geography Area: 923.8 thousand sq. km. (356,700 sq. mi.) about the size of California, Nevada, and Arizona. Cities: Capital --Abuja (pop. est. 452,000).
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Lawyers try to discredit Canadian's torture claims (The Globe and Mail)
'Traditional tribal remedies' of cutting and burning behind jailed citizen's scarring, Justice Department lawyer suggests
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U.S. State Department website advisories come up short (Miami Herald)
Seasoned travelers know that it pays to look beyond information provided by the U.S. State Department on its website (www.travel.state.gov) when it comes to advice on visiting other countries.
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Doctor one of two Canadians killed in Mumbai (CTV Winnipeg)
A second Canadian was confirmed dead in the Mumbai terrorist strikes Friday, hours after the first victim was identified as a Montreal doctor who was due to return home within days.
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Background Note: Cameroon (Scoop.co.nz)
Geography Area: 475,000 sq. km. (184,000) sq. mi.), about the size of California. Cities (2003 Census Bureau estimates): Capital --Yaounde (pop. 1.1 million).
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Background Note: Eritrea (Scoop.co.nz)
Geography Area: 125,000 sq. km. (48,000 sq. mi.); about the size of Pennsylvania. Cities: Capital --Asmara (est. pop. 435,000). Other cities --Keren (57,000); Assab (28,000); Massawa (25,000); Afabet (25,000); Tessenie (25,000); Mendefera (25,000); Dekemhare (20,000); Adekeieh (15,000); Barentu (15,000); Ghinda (15,000).
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Background Note: Zimbabwe (Scoop.co.nz)
Geography Area: 390,580 sq. km. (150,760 sq. mi.), slightly larger than Montana. Cities: Capital --Harare (pronounced Ha-RAR-e), pop. 1.5 million. Other towns --Bulawayo, Chitungwiza, Mutare, Gweru, Kwekwe, Masvingo, Marondera.
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Background Note: Afghanistan (Scoop.co.nz)
Geography Area: 647,500 sq. km. (249,935 sq. mi.); slightly smaller than Texas. Cities: Capital-- Kabul (1,780,000; 1999/2000 UN est.). Other cities (1988 UN est.; current figures are probably significantly higher)--Kandahar (226,000); Herat (177,000); Mazar-e-Sharif (131,000); Jalalabad (58,000); Konduz (57,000).
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