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HEZBOLLAH - ISRAEL
Israel, Hezbollah prisoner swap underway
Hezbollah have returned the bodies of two dead Israeli soldiers as part of a prisoner swap process with Israel. Israeli authorities will hand over the five Lebanese prisoners after the soldiers' remains are identified through DNA testing.
HEZBOLLAH - ISRAEL
Hezbollah confirms Israeli soldiers are dead
Hezbollah have returned the bodies of two dead Israeli soldiers, as part of a prisoner swap process with Israel, two years after the soldiers were captured. The remains in coffins were handed over to the International Red Cross.
SYRIA - PRISON RIOT
'Dozens killed' in Syrian jail riot
A London-based Syrian human rights group said at least 25 Islamist inmates were killed during a riot at a military jail near Damascus and called on Syrian President Bashar el-Assad to intervene and "stop this massacre".
USA - PRISONS
Inmates train puppies behind bars
A US program that allows prison inmates to train puppies to become service dogs - including explosive detection canines - is giving both inmates and their furry friends a new leash on life.
FRANCE - IMMIGRATION
14 escape from burning migrant detention centre
14 non-EU nationals without visas escaped from a illegal immigrant detention centre near Paris after a fire was lit inside the building. The centre made headlines earlier this year when detainees went on a hunger strike. (K.Williams, C.Laurençon)
USA - GUANTANAMO
Guantanamo prisoners to access civilian courts
Guantanamo prisoners have the constitutional right to challenge their detention in civilian courts, the US Supreme Court ruled. Despite this blow dealt by the court, the US attorney general said military trials at Guantanamo Bay would continue.
ISRAEL - HEZBOLLAH
Hezbollah spy released, more prisoner swaps expected
Expectations for a prisoner exchange between Israel and Hezbollah are mounting on news of the release of Nissim Nasser, who served a six-year term on charges of espionage for the Lebanese militant group.
HONDURAS - GANG VIOLENCE
Honduras prison riot ends in bloodbath
At least eighteen prisoners were stabbed to death in fresh gang violence at Honduras' National Penitentiary, hours after the inmates had been transferred to the prison.
TIBET - CHINA
China admits killing Tibetan 'insurgent'
In the first official admission of a killing of a pro-Tibet demonstrator during a recent spate of unrest, Chinese state media said a Tibetan independence "insurgent" was shot dead during a gun battle that also killed a policeman.
TIBET - CHINA
Chinese court sentences Tibetan rioters
Lined-up before the judge in uniform saffron waistcoats, a group of 30 Tibetans were handed prison sentences in a Chinese courtroom in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa Tuesday for their role in the March riots that rocked the province.
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