Bahrain

MANAMA, Bahrain - After abolishing torture more than 10 years ago, Bahrain's security services are once more resorting to the practice to extract confessions from detainees, including many Shiite protesters, said a report released Monday by an international human rights group.

MANAMA - Thousands of demonstrators in Bahrain Friday demanded an end to the alleged politically-motivated naturalisation of Sunni Arabs and Asians on the island.