US wants airlines to collect tourists' biometrics

The United States government said this week it wants airlines and cruise liners to take biometric data from foreigners leaving the country under new plans aimed at fighting terrorism and illegal immigration. The US-Visit programme is open to consultation for the next two months.

US govt sees overhaul of Aids vaccine effort

The United States government began a major overhaul of its effort to produce an Aids vaccine on Tuesday, stressing a return to basic scientific research after the failure of a key clinical trial last year. Government officials at a summit with Aids scientists pledged to prioritise spending on lab work and animal tests rather than expensive large-scale vaccine trials on humans.

Censorship at the US border

The United States government is afraid of ideas. At least it seems that way at the border. Over the past six years, numerous scholars, writers and human rights activists have found themselves suddenly barred from entering the US. Most happen to be vocal critics of Washington's foreign policy, many are Muslim, writes Melissa Goodman.

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