Month: July 2010

Soham murderer Ian Huntley is suing the prison service after being attacked by another inmate, the Ministry of Justice has said. Huntley, who is serving a life sentence for killing schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica […] […]

Jon Venables is in “clear and present danger” of being killed if his new name is made public, a High Court judge said today. There is “compelling evidence” that he would be attacked in revenge […] […]

THE US last night implored WikiLeaks to stop releasing secret Afghan war files amid reports the website has many more files in its possession. Asked on American television what the Obama Administration could do to […] […]

Vast sections of Russia are under a state of emergency as more than 10,000 firefighters fought to save villages and forests from being reduced to ash and ember during the country’s hottest summer on record. […] […]

PHILADELPHIA – A 21-year-old New Jersey man was sentenced to jail on Friday for vomiting on another spectator and his 11-year-old daughter in the stands at a Philadelphia Phillies major league baseball game. Matthew Clemmens, […] […]

LONDON – An Iranian woman whose sentence of death by stoning was lifted earlier this month says she’s grateful for the international support she’s received, but remains heartbroken at the separation from her children and […] […]

THE palatial upper St Andrew home of deposed Tivoli Gardens don, Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke was burgled this week. Police remain tight-lipped about the incident but confirmed that several appliances and items of clothing were stolen. […] […]

ESSENCE, a glossy US magazine for black women, has set off a flurry of criticism after hiring a white fashion director for the first time in its 40-year history. Angela Burt-Murray, the editor-in-chief of Essence, […] […]

FORMER U.S. Vice President Al Gore will not face criminal charges over allegations he groped an Oregon massage therapist nearly four years ago. The decision, announced Friday afternoon by the Multnomah County District Attorney’s office, […] […]

WIKILEAKS may already have Afghan blood on its hands, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates says, as the FBI joins the investigation into the leaking of thousands of classified documents. Dr Gates refused to rule out […] […]