Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp News

In reflecting fondly on Nelson Mandela, we should remember the considerable 'walk' still facing impoverished South Africans, writes John Hilley .

U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel arrived in Kabul Saturday afternoon for an unannounced visit that comes as Washington and Afghanistan's president remain at loggerheads over the terms of a plan that would keep American troops here beyond the end of next year.

Back in July of 2008, presidential candidate Barack Obama visited Sderot, the southern Israeli city battered by rocket fire from Gaza, and delivered a speech emphasizing Israel's right to defend itself and stressing that "peace should not undermine its security."

U.S. drone attacks in Afghanistan, Pakistan and other countries may be militarily effective, but they are killing innocent civilians in a way that is obscene and immoral.

Over the past three years, Congress has focused unprecedented attention on reducing federal spending and cutting the deficit.

The Guantanamo Bay detention camp has changed its protocol. Undeterred by criticism about transparency and humans rights violations, officials at the camp will no longer disclose information about detainees on hunger strike.

If getting home for Christmas is out of financial reach, Peter Shankman may just be your savior.

A Charleston-based coast guardsman charged with sexual assault and rape could face more than 20 years of jail time if found guilty.

Jameis Winston will learn whether he faces prosecution Thursday when a state attorney finally announces the results of an intensive investigation into sexual assault allegations against the Florida State quarterback.

In response to a petition to reinstate academic courses for jailed terrorists in Israeli prisons, the state released a document noting the most popular course among jailed terrorists in 2011 was "Genocide."

Guantanamo detainee and alleged al Qaeda member Abdul Razak Ali was denied habeas relief by the D.C. Circuit on Tuesday, noting that circumstantial evidence is sufficient to detain an enemy combatant.

Think of it as the CIA's plunge into Hollywood - or into the absurd. As recent revelations have made clear, that Agency's moves couldn't be have been more far-fetched or more real.

Two men who have been held without charge at the Guantanamo Bay for more than a decade have been sent back to their native Algeria as part of a renewed effort to gradually close the prison, U.S. officials said Thursday.

The sprawling home at 29488 58th Ave. in Abbotsford spans a whopping 44,340 sq ft and includes nine bedrooms and eight bathrooms.

The Sundance Film Festival released its first programming wave this afternoon, announcing its competition slate and NEXT picks, dedicated to cutting-edge independent films.

Genre-bending films dominated the 2014 lineup announced on Wednesday for the U.S. feature film competition at the Sundance Film Festival, the top U.S. festival for independent cinema.

This photo provided by the Sundance Institute shows Kristen Stewart in a scene from the film, "Camp X-Ray."

The U.S. military will no longer disclose how many Guantanamo detainees are participating in hunger strikes, after a summer of protests reached a peak 106 strikers out of 166 total detainees.

An image reviewed by the U.S. military shows a U.S. flag flying above a razorwire-topped fence at the Camp Six detention facility December 10, 2008 on U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

If the Nonhuman Rights Project wins the lawsuits they are putting forward this week, four New York chimpanzees will be given "legal person" status.