Month: July 2011

IN the final months of his life, Osama bin Laden was concerned about mounting problems facing al-Qaeda and was making a concerted effort to rebuild the terror network, The Washington Post has reported. Citing unnamed […] […]

ROADSIDE bombs have killed 17 people in southern Afghanistan, including 13 who died when an explosion ripped through the van they were travelling in today. The Ministry of Interior said four women and two children […] […]

FRANCE insisted last night that weapons it supplied to rebels fighting Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi were for “self-defence” — in line with a UN resolution — after Russia and China voiced concern. “Civilians had been […] […]

Pakistan has almost as many nuclear weapons as its neighbour and rival India, and fears are increasing that some of its arms may fall into the hands of terrorists. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute […] […]

Northern Irish police were dealing with “significant disorder” on the streets of Belfast after trouble flared following a Protestant march through the city. Police vehicles have been damaged and missiles hurled at officers trying to […] […]

Massachusetts officials have closed a busy public swimming pool after a woman’s dead body went unnoticed in the water for two days as people continued to swim. The permit for the state-run swimming pool expired […] […]

A prosecutor will conduct a full criminal investigation into the CIA’s handling of two prisoners who died in United States custody, but about 100 other cases of alleged mistreatment by the CIA were closed, Attorney […] […]

A major fire broke out at the London Hilton hotel, forcing 1,500 people to evacuate the 28-storey building overlooking Hyde Park, the city’s fire brigade said. Police said that no one was injured in the […] […]

HUNDREDS of thousands of protesters flooded cities around Syria in one of the largest outpourings against the regime of President Bashar Assad since the uprisings began more than three months ago. At least six people […] […]