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British High Court demands U.S. torture documents

LONDON – The chief justice of the British High Court on Wednesday, April 22 gave the British government one week to obtain the U.S. release of classified information about the alleged torture of a British resident who had been detained at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

The court indicated that it would issue its own order if the government doesn’t respond or justify why continued secrecy is warranted.

Noting that President Barack Obama had released highly sensitive documents tracing the decisions on torture during the Bush administration’s war on terror, the high court judges voiced exasperation that the British government hasn’t acted in what they said was the British public interest in being similarly open.

Chavez wins arrest warrant for political opponent

CARACAS, Venezuela – President Hugo Chavez’s offensive against opposition leaders jumped the country’s borders Wednesday, April 22.

A Venezuelan court issued an international arrest order for Manuel Rosales, a key Chavez foe who on Tuesday, April 21 surfaced in Peru seeking political asylum.

Wednesday’s developments came only days after Chavez and President Barack Obama warmed up frosty U.S.-Venezuelan relations with their friendly meeting at the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad.

Venezuelan authorities said they want Interpol to arrest Rosales, the mayor of Maracaibo and Chavez’s opponent in the 2006 presidential election, because he has skipped the country to avoid facing corruption charges.

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Fire destroys dozens of homes in Myrtle Beach area

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Firefighters continued to battle a blaze in the Myrtle Beach area that has destroyed at least 69 homes, damaged 100 more, consumed more than 15,000 acres of land and has left a thick, gray smoke hanging over the area.

It could be days before the fire is under control, said Scott Hawkins, spokesman for the South Carolina Forestry Commission.

“It’s a big fire and it may get worse before it gets better,” Hawkins said.

Gov. Mark Sanford declared a state of emergency for Horry County.

Obama’s first 100 days haven’t been quiet

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s first 100 days on the job exploded with activity on many fronts: the $787 billion economic stimulus, the order to close the Guantanamo Bay prison within a year, a withdrawal plan for Iraq, an expansion of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, and outreach to several hostile nations.

Still, America’s economic crisis largely shaped these 100 days. It also empowered Obama, even as it overshadowed some of what he’d hoped to do.

LOCAL/BSU

Sustainability guru Hunter Luvins comes to Boise

Boise State University construction management students and University of Idaho architecture students involved in a unique sustainable building project will have a chance to meet one of the green movement’s most ardent and acclaimed champions, Hunter Lovins, when she appears at two benefits in Boise April 30.

Boise State University Department of Theater Arts presents spring dance concert

“Les Femme en Noir,” the Boise State University Department of Theatre Arts spring dance concert, will be at 7:30 p.m. May 1 and 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. May 2 at the Danny Peterson Theatre in the Morrison Center. Tickets are $7 general and $5 for Boise State students at the door.

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