Report: Covert CIA Anti-Terror Program Expanding

December 30, 2005 --

Covert CIA Program Withstands New Furor

Anti-terror program authorized by Bush after 9/11 has expanded in size and ambition, despite a growing outcry over its clandestine tactics. (Washington Post)

U.S. to Probe Contractor's Web Tracking
U.S. to Investigate Contractor's Use of Web Tracking Technologies on White House Web Site. (AP)

Guantanamo Hunger Strikers Double

The number of detainees taking part in a hunger strike at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp has more than doubled in the past week, US authorities say. (BBC)

One Man's Trash Doesn't Necessarily Become Another Man's Treasure

Combating the Heaps of E-Waste Responsibly. (ABC News)

10 Sudanese Migrants Killed in Cairo

10 Sudanese Migrants Killed in Clashes With Police Trying to Clear Them From Cairo Park. (AP)

Millions Face Food Shortages in E. Africa

Millions Face Extreme Food Shortages in Three East African Countries Due to Drought. (AP)

Italy's Pursuit of CIA Operatives Stalls

Resistance by Berlusconi government and apathy about being able to keep the U.S. from infringing sovereignty fetter case of imam spirited abroad. (LA Times)

Court Orders Mass Grave DNA tests

A court in the Indian state of Gujarat has ordered that samples of human remains found earlier this week be sent for DNA testing. (BBC)

International Team to Review Iraq Results

International Team Agrees to Review Iraq Election Results; Sunni Arabs, Shiites Praise Decision. (AP)

Militants Slaughter 14 Members of One Family In Latifiya, Iraq
Six militants murdered 14 members of one Shiite family in the Iraqi city of Latifiya, Iraqi police said on Thursday. (Kuwait News Agency)

U.S. to Restrict Iraqi Police
Military oversight will be bolstered in response to reports of prisoner abuse, reasserting American authority over security forces. (LA Times)

Death Threats Cut Iraq Oil Flow
Iraq's largest oil refinery has been shut down following death threats to tanker drivers, jeopardising supplies of electricity across northern Iraq. (BBC)