Final results in Iraqi election delayed; officials probe widespread complaints 07:58:59 EST Dec 20, 2005 BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq's election commission said Tuesday that final results from last week's parliamentary elections would not be ready before early January. Earlier the results had been expected within two weeks of the Dec. 15 vote. Commission official Farid Ayar told a news conference that "the final results will not be ready and certified u...
Muslim clerics demand release of captive Westerners Last Updated Wed, 30 Nov 2005 17:21:58 EST CBC News A group of influential Sunni Muslim clerics in Iraq and Palestinian activists issued separate pleas Wednesday for the release of two Canadians and three other Westerners being held hostage in Iraq. Palestinian activists called for the release of Harmeet Singh Sooden, above, and other captives, saying they helped Palestinians in the West Bank. (CP Photo/Chris...
Arar was tortured, inquiry fact-finder concludes Last Updated Thu, 27 Oct 2005 11:21:24 EDT CBC News Ottawa engineer Maher Arar was tortured while in custody in Syria three years ago and he still suffers from the aftereffects of his treatment, a fact-finder appointed by the Arar inquiry concludes in a report released Thursday. * INDEPTH: Maher Arar 'Arar's psychological state was seriously damaged and he remains fragile... Economical...
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