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Palau willing to take remaining Uighurs at Guantanamo

Published - Feb 09 2010 03:08 AM

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KOROR: Palau's President Johnson Toribiong said his country was willing to take the remaining five Uighurs being held at the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay. "We have an outstanding invitation to the remaining Uighurs in Guantanamo," Toribiong ... Read Full Story

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