Guantanamo Bay News
Trump issues executive order to keep open Guantanamo Bay prison
US President Donald Trump issues an executive order to keep open the Guantanamo Bay prison base in Cuba, which Barack Obama had ordered put on a path to closure
1 min read31 Jan 2018WikiLeaks: 5 things you must know
WikiLeaks has been making headlines for more than a decade by releasing millions of classified documents and embarrassing governments worldwide
2 min read19 May 2017Donald Trump signals changes to US interrogation, detention policy
The new draft executive order would reverse Obama's order to close the military detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a place Donald Trump wants to fill up 'with bad dudes'
5 min read26 Jan 2017Obama meets Castro in the heart of revolutionary Havana
Obama and Raul Castro have deep differences to discuss as they attempt to rebuild the bilateral relationship
3 min read21 Mar 2016Barack Obama planning historic trip to Cuba to cement warmer ties
The brief visit in mid-March will mark a watershed moment for relations between the US and Cuba, a communist nation estranged from the US for half a century
4 min read18 Feb 2016White House says drafting plan to close Guantanamo Bay prison
A spokesman said the administration hoped to 'short circuit' opposition from Republicans in Congress who have blocked Obama from closing the prison
1 min read23 Jul 2015Guantanamo closure by 2016 ‘unrealistic': commander
Camp commander colonel David Heath says there is little chance of the facility being closed in the next two years
3 min read8 Nov 2014Taliban release video of Bowe Bergdahl handover to US military
Five years after Bergdahl was captured by Afghan militants, he was freed at the weekend in exchange for 5 militants held at Guantanamo Bay
1 min read4 Jun 2014Taliban releases last US soldier of Afghanistan war
Bowe Bergdahl released in exchange for five detainees from the US military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay
1 min read31 May 2014Barack Obama signs bipartisan budget deal, annual defence Bill
Barack Obama signs US budget agreement and the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2104
3 min read27 Dec 2013Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared