CNN — Here’s some background information about the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal which took place during the Iraq war. Abu Ghraib prison...
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CNN — Here’s some background information about the 2005 killings of 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq. Haditha is a city on the Euphrates...
Jailed American appeals to Biden in unprecedented interview from Iran’s most notorious prison | CNN
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CNN — Iran’s longest-held American prisoner has made an emotional plea to US President Joe Biden to put the “liberty of innocent Americans...
CNN — The United Nations has released a plan to offload 1 million barrels of oil off a rusting supertanker that has been...
CNN — Here is some background information about the trials and execution of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. Hussein was charged with premeditated...
CNN — A Taliban governor in northern Afghanistan has been killed by an explosion in his office, police officials have told CNN. Mohammad...
Turkish police fire pepper spray after International Women’s Day protest in Istanbul | CNN
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Turkish riot police fired pepper spray to disperse a group of protesters pushing back against a line of police on Wednesday as a...
Anti-Netanyahu protesters in Israel block major Tel Aviv roads in latest demonstration | CNN
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Tel Aviv, Israel CNN — Protesters blocked the road to one of the main terminals of Israel’s central international airport on Thursday, intensifying...
London CNN — A committee of US senators has called on the United Nations to investigate a network of secret torture centers in...
CNN — Iran has experienced a spike in suspected poisoning attacks at girls’ schools across the country in recent days, according to state...