Month: July 2011

THREE Somali men have been charged with kidnapping, hostage-taking and murder in the deaths of four US citizens during the hijacking of a yacht off the coast of Oman. The Justice Department said a superceding […] […]

LONDON — Britain, the United States and Canada are increasing travel curbs on members of the Iranian government over Iran’s disputed nuclear program, Britain’s Foreign Office said in a statement. “The U.K. is working closely […] […]

Syria has been accused of systematic torture, beatings and killings amounting to “crimes against humanity”. In a detailed report by Amnesty International, residents of Tel Kalakh, near the Lebanese border, recounted how one man was […] […]

Casey Anthony looked ready for freedom. For the first time since her trial began, the US mother aquitted of killing her daughter let her hair down, smiling and playing with it as she awaited the […] […]

A gunman opened fire in two homes in the state of Michigan today, killing seven people before leading police on a high-speed chase through downtown Grand Rapids and later taking three hostages in a standoff […] […]

The phone-hacking crisis consuming Britain’s biggest-selling Sunday newspaper has deepened on Thursday after reports that relatives of dead soldiers may had been targeted. According to The Telegraph, Glenn Mulcaire, the private investigator at the heart […] […]

A cold-blooded execution in broad daylight in a busy Rome street – the sixth in a month – has confirmed fears the Italian capital is facing a vicious gang turf war. The Magliana gang appears […] […]

ANTI-SMOKING measures have become so widespread that they now affect some 3.8 billion people – just over half the world’s population, the World Health Organization said. But the WHO called for more action, warning that […] […]