Posts Tagged With: United States
Bradley Manning moves step closer to full court martial
Investigating officer in pre-trial hearing recommends that 22 charges against WikiLeaks suspect be referred to military trialBradley Manning, the US soldier accused of having been the source of the massive WikiLeaks dump of state secrets, is one step c… Continue reading
‘Memogate’ scandal deepens as American accuser threatens to tell all
Mansoor Ijaz claims he will prove in Pakistani courts that ex-US ambassador Husain Haqqani offered to rein in militaryThe controversial American businessman at the centre of the “Memogate” scandal threatening to bring down the government of Pakistan ha… Continue reading
Phobos-Grunt Mars probe will crash to Earth on Sunday
London and New York are in the huge area where Russian spacecraft might land, but it is most likely to ditch in the seaA defunct Russian spacecraft is due to re-enter the atmsophere sometime after midday (GMT) on Sunday, according to scientists who are… Continue reading
Karzai leads wave of condemnation over video of urination on corpses
Afghan president calls video of US marines urinating on corpses ‘inhumane’, but the Taliban says it will not hinder peace talksAfghan president Hamid Karzai has led a chorus of condemnation of US marines filmed urinating on the bodies of dead Afghans a… Continue reading
Rick Perry stakes everything on South Carolina: ‘I’m not here to come second’
The Texas governor ignored New Hampshire, preferring instead to bet the house on the south. But will his gamble pay off?Rick Perry does not look like a dead man walking. The Texas governor, and ardent fan of the death penalty in his home state, strode … Continue reading
Decision due on torture charges against MI5 and MI6
Agents accused over mistreatment of British detainees like Binyam Mohamed who ended up in Guantánamo BayBritish spies are expected to find out on Thursday whether they will face charges over their alleged complicity in the torture of terror suspects.S… Continue reading
Velvet Underground moves to protect Banana Album design
New York band launch lawsuit after reading Andy Warhol Foundation had agreed to license design for Apple productsNew York rock group, the Velvet Underground, took legal action on Wednesday to stop its famous Andy Warhol-designed banana being used on co… Continue reading
US marines accused of war crimes
Video posted anonymously on YouTube of American troops in Afghanistan urinating on dead bodiesUS forces in Afghanistan are facing fresh accusations of war crimes after film emerged of American marines urinating on dead bodies and laughing.The US milita… Continue reading
Iranian nuclear chemist killed by motorbike assassins
Tensions escalate with US and Israel as Tehran accuses the Mossad in fifth murder of scientistsA chemist working at Iran’s main uranium enrichment plant was killed on Wednesday when attackers on a motorbike stuck a magnetic bomb to his car.The assassi… Continue reading