US Republican presidential hopefuls to revive waterboarding

Republican presidential candidates participate in the Republican Presidential Candidates Debate at St. Anselm on February 6, 2016 . (AFP Photo)

These are some of the headlines we are tracking for you in this edition of Press TV's Top 5:

  • US Republican presidential hopefuls say they will revive the use of waterboarding as a torture tactic, if elected.
     
  • South Korea and the US say they will hold talks on the deployment of a US missile system on the Korean Peninsula, hours after North Korea launches a long-range rocket.
     
  • President Erdogan says Turkey is ready to open its borders to Syrian refugees if necessary, a day after the EU urged Ankara to do so.
     
  • The EU urges Israel to stop the demolition of Palestinian houses, reiterating its opposition to expanding Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
     
  • And dozens of mosques across the UK open their doors to non-Muslim visitors as part of a campaign to counter a rise in Islamophobia.

 


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