NATO resumes prisoner transfers
NATO has resumed handing over Taliban detainees to the custody of Afghanistan's government, following a break of nearly four months after the coalition halted the practice on the grounds that prisoners faced torture by Afghan interrogators, alliance officials said Wednesday.
The transfers began in January after three rounds of inspections by NATO officials at 12 facilities that have been "certified." The coalition is monitoring those facilities, along with the United Nations and the Red Cross, to make sure abuses do not occur again.
Cameron pledges to fight breakup of U.K.
Heading to Scotland for talks on an independence referendum, British Prime Minister David Cameron said today that he would fight "head, heart and soul" to prevent the breakup of the United Kingdom.
Cameron was scheduled to hold his first meeting on the issue with Scotland's leader Alex Salmond, who is seeking to hold a referendum in September 2014.
Muslim Brotherhood backs ruling generals
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood is throwing its weight behind the country's military-backed government in an escalating dispute with the U.S. over pro-democracy groups Egypt accuses of seeking to foment protests against the country's military rulers.
In a statement Wednesday, the group praised what it called the government's "nationalist" position on the conflict.
U.S. Embassy in Iraq tightening budget
The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad is facing a 10 percent funding cut next year, but top officials say it will still be one of America's largest diplomatic missions. Deputy Secretary of State Thomas Nides says contracting costs will be tightened and diplomatic outposts may be trimmed.
From wire reports
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