MILITARY JUDGE SUPPRESSES KHALID SHEIKH MOHAMMED’S FBI CONFESSION IN 9/11 CASE. (PHOTO).
Military judge suppresses Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s FBI confession in 9/11 case A military judge has excluded a confession that alleged Sept. 11 attacks mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed gave to FBI agents nearly 20 years ago, ruling that the statements were not made voluntarily. The decision is a setback for the U.S. government's long-running effort to prosecute Mohammed, who is accused of helping develop the plot to hijack planes and crash them into the World Trade Center and Pentagon. Mohammed remains detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, alongside other defendants awaiting trial. Lt. Col. Michael Schrama, the judge overseeing the case, scheduled a June 2028 trial for Mohammed and three other defendants earlier this week. In an order issued Friday that has not been made public, Schrama barred prosecutors from using statements Mohammed made during four days of FBI questioning at Guantanamo in January 2007. Mohammed had previously been captured and held by the CIA, where he was subjec...
According to China's Defence ministry spokesman Geng Yansheng said today thursday that China will send 700 troops to join U.N peacekeeping mission in South Sudan.The troops will assist the U.N with protecting citizens and humanitarian workers and in other security related activities in the newly independent country.The location of the troops and the timing of the deployment were still being negotiated.U.N officials have previously said it would be the first time China had contributed a battalion to a U.N peacekeeping mission.Last year China sent a smaller protection unit to join a U.N mission in Mali.More photos below. 
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