President Raul Castro warned Washington that Cuba would keep its defenses up no matter who wins November's U.S. presidential election, but failed to announce any new changes to the communist system during a speech Saturday.

In a 48-minute Revolution Day address, Castro also told Cubans to prepare for tough times ahead as rising oil and commodity prices take a toll on the island's econom...

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Comments UK lawmakers demand Iraq testimony probe July 27th, 2008 @ 9:00am

LONDON (AP) - A committee of British lawmakers demanded an investigation Sunday into whether a senior army general and a top defense official lied to them about the British military's use of banned interrogation techniques in Iraq.

Members of Parliament were told by Minister of State for the Armed Forces Ada...

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