The White House has alerted Congress that it plans to transfer eight Uighurs from Guantanamo prison to the island nation of Palau. The Chinese Muslims are cleared of any wrongdoing but have been in legal limbo since 2005.
President Johnson Toribiong (pictured) announced that the tiny Pacific island of Palau it is ready to accept up to 17 Chinese Uighurs who have been held at Guantanamo Bay since 2002. But the US stressed no final decision had been taken.