British Formula Two driver Henry Surtees dies after race accident

Sunday, July 19, 2009 A spokesperson for the Royal London Hospital has confirmed that British racing driver Henry Surtees has died following an accident at the Brands Hatch circuit earlier today. He was eighteen. Surtees was competing in the Formula Two championship when Jack Clarke's car spun off the track and into barriers ahead of him. A wheel and tyre detatched from Clarke's car and bounced...
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EU to investigate secret CIA establishments in Romania, Poland

Thursday, November 3, 2005 The European Union, the Council of Europe and the Red Cross said Thursday they will investigate allegations by Human Rights Watch that the CIA has set up secret jails in Romania and Poland. Mark Garlasco, senior military analyst with Human Rights Watch discovered the secret prisons by examining flight logs of CIA aircraft. Garlasco, who is a former civilian...
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Human Rights Watch: US abuse of Iraqi prisoners continues

Sunday, July 23, 2006 A report is published by Human Rights Watch on treatment of prisoners in Iraq by US soldiers after the Abu Ghraib prison scandal. It claims torture and other abuses against detainees in US custody in Iraq continues and is authorised and routine. The report includes detailed accounts of abuse from detention centers throughout Iraq, and allegations from an Army interrogator...
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