US wants UN debate on Iran's human rights GENEVA (AP) -- The United States hopes a U.N. debate next week on Iran will shine a light on Tehran's mistreatment of prisoners, its repression of protesters and its imprisonment of journalists and intellectuals, a senior U.S. official said Wednesday....Britain discloses secret data on terror prisoner LONDON (AP) -- Britain's government on Wednesday disclosed once-secret information on the treatment of a former Guantanamo Bay detainee who says he was tortured in U.S. custody, losing a long court battle to keep the material classified....Secret UK info on ex-Gitmo detainee's treatment The British government on Wednesday disclosed once-secret information on the treatment of former Guantanamo Bay detainee Binyam Mohamed. The information, contained in seven paragraphs, summarizes an American account of Mohamed's treatment by U.S. authorities before he was interviewed by an MI5 agent in May 2002....Ukraine vote count shows win for Yanukovych KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- Opposition candidate Viktor Yanukovych has narrowly defeated Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in Ukraine's bitterly fought presidential race, a preliminary vote count showed Wednesday....Court: UK gov't must release Gitmo detainee intel LONDON (AP) -- Britain's Court of Appeal has upheld a ruling that the government must disclose secret intelligence about the treatment of a former Guantanamo Bay detainee who says he was tortured in U.S. custody....UN forecasts 'stable' Afghan opium crop VIENNA (AP) -- After a major drop over the past two years, Afghanistan's opium cultivation is unlikely to rise or fall dramatically in 2010, a U.N. report said Wednesday....Italian Catholic scandal draws in Pope Benedict VATICAN CITY (AP) -- A scandal in Italy's Catholic Church has morphed into a tale of Vatican intrigue complete with forged documents, reports of dueling cardinals and a papal admonishment Tuesday to put the matter to rest....
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