BBC Online

The Pentagon is about to release “hundreds” of photographs showing the alleged abuse of prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan, US officials say.
The alleged abuses by US personnel are said to relate to President George W Bush’s time in office.
The photos are being made public in response to a Freedom of Information lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) five years ago.
The court order had been contested by the Bush administration. The US defence department said the Pentagon had agreed to release a “substantial” number of previously unseen photographs by May 28. [Read more]