Missing presumed tortured

More than 7,000 prisoners have been captured in America's war on terror. Just 700 ended up in Guantanamo Bay. Between extraordinary rendition to foreign jails and disappearance into the CIA's "black sites", what happened to the rest?

new statesman

Motorists to give fingerprints

Drivers(in the UK) who get stopped by the police could have their fingerprints taken at the roadside, under a new plan to help officers check people's identities.

bbc

New England families sue over mercury in childhood vaccines

Nationally, 5,200 legal claims of damage from childhood immunizations are pending, mostly involving boys. Those suing are seeking money from the Vaccine Injury Compensation program, a government insurance pool funded by a vaccine tax. At a hearing in June, a special master, or judge, is expected to decide whether thimerosal caused autism and other disabilities critics associate with it. The U.S. Department of Justice will defend the fund and vaccine manufacturers.

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Spy Drone Makes First Official Air Combat Command Flight Across USA

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Newly disclosed documents show U.S. Defense Department tracked anti-Iraq war activities

An anti-terrorist database used by the Defense Department in an effort to prevent attacks on military installations included intelligence tips about antiwar planning meetings held at churches, libraries, college campuses and other locations, newly disclosed documents show.

NY times article

Rare Abyssinian lion cubs are being poisoned at a zoo in Ethiopia's capital

Emperor Haile Selassie started the Lion Zoo 57 years ago.

It collected lions from across the country and was a symbol of his reign.

The Abyssinian Lion is distinguished by its small size and the male's black mane.

Eight pairs of lions live in the zoo, which is in the Siddist Kilo area of Addis Ababa. There are currently three cubs there.

Few lions remain in Ethiopia's game parks

bbc article