WWII-era plane crashes into Hudson River
A World War II vintage P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft crashed into the Hudson River Friday, May 27, 2016, killing its pilot.
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A World War II vintage P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft crashed into the Hudson River Friday, May 27, 2016, killing its pilot.
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Oscar Vasquez Morales, 44, weighs about 880 pounds and is considered the fattest man in Colombia. He is expected to lose 660 pounds in the next three or four years after to a medical procedure.
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Recovering from its strongest and deadliest earthquake in decades, Ecuador endured the strongest aftershock yet before dawn Wednesday. The 7.8-magnitude earthquake over the weekend killed more than 500 people.
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Photos of the XIX Air and Space Fair (FIDAE) in Santiago
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Once banned in Cuba, the Rolling Stones played a free concert in Havana on March 26, 2016, before thousands of fans.
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This year’s Patagonian Expedition Race — in which groups of four will take it to their limits through inhospitable territories in Chile’s remote wilderness — will take place between February 13 and 26.
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General contests claim that Pentagon delayed transfers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. general overseeing the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detention center says claims that the Pentagon has delayed the release of detainees are nonsense. But he acknowledged concerns that some detainees have returned to the battlefield.
Marine Gen. John Kelly, head of U.S. Southern Command, says there has been an increase in the number of officials from foreign countries visiting Guantanamo to finalize decisions to transfer a detainee to their nation.
The Defense Department has long been criticized over the slow pace of transfers.
He dismissed suggestions that the expected transfer of 17 detainees this month adds credence to the argument that approvals have previously been slow.
Here is a non-comprehensive, reverse-chronological gallery of Guantanamo images, from current protests back to the early days.