Pakistani authorities mounted a massive security operation today to hold opposition leader Benazir Bhutto under house arrest for the second time in five days and prevent her from staging a protest march against emergency rule.

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THE Pentagon has released the names and nationalities of many detainees held at the isolated military prison in Cuba for up to four years.

Guantanamo Bay detainee Feroz Abbasi claimed American military police had sex in front of him while he was praying at the Cuban base, according to US Defence Department documents.

Offering a glimpse into the top-secret world of Guantanamo Bay, the Pentagon has released the names and home countries of many detainees who have been held at the isolated military prison for up to four years.

A gathering of Iranians who claim the are dedicated to becoming suicide bombers warned the United States and Britain today of attacks on coalition military bases in Iraq if there were a strike against Tehran’s nuclear facilities.

THOUSANDS of Muslim pilgrims rushing to complete a symbolic stoning ritual during the Hajj tripped over luggage yesterday, causing a crush in which at least 345 people were killed.

Thousands of Muslim pilgrims rushing to complete a symbolic stoning ritual during the hajj in Mina, Saudi Arabia, tripped over luggage today, causing a crush in which at least 345 people were killed, the Interior Ministry said.

Thousands of Muslim pilgrims rushing to complete a symbolic stoning ritual on the last day of the hajj tripped over luggage today, causing a crush.

Radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza could still face execution in the US where he is wanted on terrorism charges, his lawyers said today.

BOWING to pressure from two key allies in the US-declared war on terrorism, the Pentagon said it would not seek the death penalty in any military trials held for two British subjects or an Australian national held at Guantanamo Bay.

THE US has agreed to suspend the threat of secret military hearings against two British terror suspects, pending talks between legal authorities on both sides of the Atlantic, a Downing Street spokesman said yesterday.

British Taliban suspect Feroz Abbasi has lost a High Court battle over the conditions of his detention by the US at Camp X-Ray.

The British government was today facing legal action for allegedly failing to press the US to respect the human rights of the Camp X-Ray prisoners.