Extraordinary rendition

Macedonia has formally apologised to Khaled el-Masri, a German citizen of Lebanese origin, for helping the CIA to kidnap him 14 years ago under a false pretext of him being a terrorist.

A former CIA agent who was found guilty of kidnapping an Egyptian imam by an Italian court more than a decade ago said on June 29 she intended to return to Italy to face her sentence, but hopes to avoid prison.

The European Parliament's civil liberties, foreign affairs and human rights committees will resume investigations into the CIA's alleged transportation and illegal detention of prisoners in EU countries, in the light of the US Senate's new revelations of the use of torture by the CIA, says a resolution passed on Wednesday.