Politics

BRITAIN has condemned Iran for planning to stone to death a woman convicted of adultery, saying the sentence disgusts the rest of the world. Foreign Secretary William Hague has commented on the case of 43-year-old Sakineh […] […]

The Government has sparked cross-party anger by announcing it plans to press ahead with giving rape defendants pre-charge anonymity. Junior justice minister Crispin Blunt told MPs: “The Government is minded to strengthen anonymity up to […] […]

FORMAL charges have been laid against 11 alleged members of a Kremlin spy ring, as Russia and the US were said to be planning a prisoner swap. United States justices ordered two suspects detained in Boston […] […]

BARACK Obama says he believes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is willing to take risks to achieve peace in the Middle East. Mr Obama expects direct negotiations with the Palestinians to restart in a matter […] […]

The allegation by Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin that Mr Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke was tipped off about the extradition request for him within minutes of the information being given to the security minister, is indeed instructive. […] […]

MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Opposition Leader Portia Simpson Miller has come out in strong defence of former police commissioner, Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin in his current quarrel with the Government, claiming the Bruce Golding administration is […] […]

ALLEGATIONS of illegal donations from France’s richest woman have plunged Nicolas Sarkozy into the biggest crisis of his presidency. The French government reacted angrily to reports police had interviewed a witness over claims his presidential […] […]

TONY Blair could be the last leader of a British political party for at least a generation to win a clear majority in parliament. This follows the unveiling of plans for sweeping electoral reforms. Deputy […] […]

CHINA defended the jailing of an American geologist on state secrets charges overnight, rejecting US protests over the sentence and telling Washington not to interfere on the issue. US geologist Xue Feng was sentenced to […] […]

Businessman skirted permits needed to send gauges to Iran for possible nuclear use, judge rules A Toronto exporter has become the first Canadian convicted under the United Nations Act with trying to illegally send gauges […] […]