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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge ruled on Thursday that some detainees at a U.S. military base in Afghanistan could sue for their release in civilian courts, dealing a blow to the U.S. government's position on the issue.

New typhoon categorisation will be introduced this year to enhance people's alertness to stronger typhoons, Hong Kong Observatory Director Lam Chiu-ying says.

Amid cloak-and-dagger secrecy, the Daley administration is building a backup 911 center at O'Hare Airport to handle emergency calls if a terrorist attack or natural disaster damages Chicago's primary facility in the West Loop, City Hall sources said Wednesday. Sources said the backup facility will be located in an O'Hare building that houses the airport's communications nerve center.