WASHINGTON – Three detainees at Guantanamo Bay apparently committed suicide amid protests of the U.S. military prison by inmates, the Defense Department said Saturday. They were the first reported ...

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A continually changing roster of senior leaders -- 18 generals and admirals -- have rotated through the military prison, which first opened in January 2002 in the wake of the September 11, 2001 ...

The first prisoner to face a military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay during the Obama Administration will be the alleged mastermind of the bombing of the US destroyer Cole in the year 2000. The President ...

The base, sometimes referred to as “Gitmo,” is located in southeastern Cuba, on the coast of Guantánamo Bay. The United States has been leasing the 45 square miles that the base sits on since 1903.

America's first war crimes trial since World War II got underway today in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. The defendant, Salim Ahymed Hamdan, will provide a test case for military tribunals criticized by ...