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Lack of access to Bradley Manning condemned by rights coalition
US rights activists Friday condemned a lack of disclosure in the case against WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning, saying there was even less transparency than proceedings against the alleged September 11 attackers. A coalition headed by the Center for Constitutional Rights filed a petition asking the US Army to order the…
Thousands of shellfish found dead in Peru, Pacific ‘warming’ cited as cause
Thousands of crustaceans were found dead off the coast of Lima following the mystery mass death of dolphins and pelicans, the Peruvian Navy said Friday. The cause of death is under investigation, said Industry and Fishing Minister Gladys Triveno, warning that “it would be premature to give a reason for…
British minister called Murdoch aide ‘papa’
Britain’s culture minister faced fresh pressure Saturday after a press ethics inquiry released dozens of light-hearted text messages between him and a lobbyist for Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation, whom he called “mon ami” and “papa”. Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt exchanged the friendly and intimate messages with News Corporation’s Fred Michel…
Elderly will no longer have to remove shoes at airports
WASHINGTON — The US government is easing the airport screening process for travelers 75 and older, rolling out new rules just in time for the long Memorial Day holiday weekend, an official said Friday. No longer will the elderly have to doff shoes, belts and jackets as they pass through…
‘Disoriented’ passenger subdued in Miami on American Airlines flight
An apparently “disoriented” passenger had to be calmed down and subdued on an American Airlines jet Friday as it was taxiing after landing in Miami International Airport, an airline spokesman said. The FBI said the man, Ryan Snider, a 24-year-old Canadian, was arrested and faced federal charges of interfering with…
Guinea police seized 800 pieces of ivory in trafficking bust
Guinea police seized over 800 pieces of ivory, including sculptures and elephant tusks, in the capital Conakry during a raid that led to six arrests, police said Friday. The arrests were made on May 19 and 21, a police official said on condition of anonymity. Security forces “seized over 800…
Super-telescope project split between South Africa and Australia
A long-running joust to host a radio telescope that would give mankind its farthest peek into the Universe ended on Friday with a Solomon-like judgement to split the site between Australia and South Africa. “We have decided on a dual site approach,” said John Womersley, chairman of the board of…
UAE women start Twitter campaign because shorts and tank tops are ‘repulsive’
The UAE may be the Gulf’s most liberal Arab state but two local women have caused a stir with an online campaign against the “repulsive” habit of Western women to reveal too much flesh in public. Hanan al-Rayyes and Asma al-Muheiri say their “UAE Dress Code” campaign is designed to…
Study: 43 percent of women experienced street harassment in Britain
Sexual harassment is a persistent and dangerous problem on Britain’s streets, women’s charities have warned, as a poll reveals that more than four in 10 young women were sexually harassed in the capital over the last year. A YouGov survey of 1,047 Londoners commissioned by End Violence Against Women Coalition…
Tony Blair to face Leveson press ethics inquiry
Former British prime minister Tony Blair will testify next week at a press ethics inquiry set up following a phone-hacking scandal at Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World, the inquiry said Friday. Blair, Britain’s Labour premier between 1997 and 2007, is likely to be asked by the Leveson Inquiry about…
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