In the US, the chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee says the Bush administration may have broken the law if it ordered the Central Intelligence Agency to conceal the existence of a counter-terrorism programme.

In this photo provided by FOX News, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., appears on 'Fox News Sunday' in Washington, Sunday, July 12, 2009. [Freddie Lee/CCTV/AP Photo/FOX News Sunday]

Senator Dianne Feinstein told the Fox News Sunday that CIA Director, Leon Panetta, told senators last month that Dick Cheney as vice president had ordered that the programme not be disclosed to Congress. Numerous other Congressmen weighed in on the topic on Sunday.

Meanwhile, Attorney General Eric Holder is considering whether to appoint a criminal prosecutor to investigate the Bush administration's interrogation practices. This would be a controversial move that would run counter to President Barack Obama's wishes to leave the issue in the past. Holder plans to make a final decision within the next few weeks.

(CCTV July 13, 2009)