Month: December 2011

Driving under the influence of cannabis, cocaine and Ecstasy is one step closer to being outlawed in Britain. An expert panel will advise the Government about introducing a new offence of driving after taking an […] […]

A HACKING group responsible for stealing thousands of credit card numbers from a US security company has announced that it will make even more damaging disclosures. Barrett Brown, an activist for Anonymous, a hacking network, […] […]

TWO women were in a Florida jail facing robbery charges Tuesday (local time) after attempting to mug a man who fought them off using his crutches. William Joseph Knowles told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel that his crutches, […] […]

A UTAH woman used Facebook to get help after she and her 17-month-old son were held hostage at a residence for nearly five days, police said. Police Sgt. Jon Arnold said the woman hid in […] […]

TEHRAN, Iran—An American man accused by Iran of working for the CIA could face the death penalty, the semiofficial Fars news agency reported Tuesday. In a closed court hearing, the prosecution applied for capital punishment, […] […]

CAIRO—An Egyptian court has ordered the country’s military rulers to stop the use of “virginity tests” on female detainees, a practice that has caused an uproar among activists and rights groups. The civilian administrative court […] […]

KABUL, Afghanistan—Military authorities say an individual wearing an Afghan army uniform has opened fire on coalition troops in western Afghanistan. A NATO statement said on Monday there were no fatalities among alliance soldiers. A Defense […] […]

LONDON—The summer riots in Britain and the financial crisis have broken bonds and abused trust in British society, the Archbishop of Canterbury said in his Christmas Day sermon. Archbishop Rowan Williams appealed to those congregated […] […]

ISRAELI Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would refuse to hold peace talks with the Palestinian Authority if it included Hamas representatives. Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal met Palestinian president and Fatah chief Mahmud Abbas in […] […]

The surviving children of Libya’s dead dictator Muammar Gaddafi are determined to destabilise the country, National Transitional Council chief Mustafa Abdel Jalil says. “It is true that Muammar Gaddafi and his children will no longer […] […]