The family of Shkaer Aamer, the last British prisoner in the Guantanamo Bay detention centre, has launched a fresh appeal for his release.
Aamer has been held at Guantanamo Bay since 2001, but his American captors have never cahrged him.
Al Jazeera’s Nazanine Moshiri reports.
Jan 11, 2010
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Yemen readies to take on al-Qaeda
Umar Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian national who tried unsuccessfully to blow up a US airliner on Christmas day, has caused a great deal of concern for Yemeni authorities.
Mutallab is suspected to have been radicalised while being in Yemen and the possilbe presence of al-Qaeda in the country has addde to the worries. Yemeni authorities have decided to increase security measures by sending forces to several provinces throughout the country and staging a number of anti-terroirst training exercises.
Troops also performed mock raids on Saturday in the outskirts of Sanaa, the capital of Yemen.
Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Vall reports.
A senior Taliban commanedr has warned the United States that it will be defeated in Afghanistan, even if it sends an extra 200,000 US troops.
Located in the so-called valley of death near the border with Pakistan, Taliban fighters vowed to fight to the very end.
However, the movement will not just be battling foreign forces as the Afghan government, with help from US and Nato forces, moves to equip and train tribal fighters.
Al Jazeera’s Hashem Ahelbarra reports form Kabul, the Afghan capital.
A group of Uighurs freed from the US detention centre at Guanatamo Bay have been flown to Palau, the island nation in the Pacific ocean.
The move is part of the American administration’s efforts to close the infamous prison.
However, the former detainees say they feel isolated in Palau, wihch currently offers asylum to at least 17 men once held by the United States.
For the first few arrivals, adjusting to their new freedom in an unknown land poses a major challenge.
Al Jazeera’s Divya Gopalan reports.
Mexico has taken steps to allow the increasing number of foreigners who flood into the country each year, whether legally or illegally, to apply for citizenship.
Most of Mexico’s immigarnts come from Central America, but at least one million of them arrive from United States.
Al Jazeera’s Franc Contreras reports from the central Mexican town of San Miguel de Allende, where foreigners say they appreciate a simpler kind of life.