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Manning to learn WikiLeaks court martial trial date
American soldier, Bradley Manning, could Thursday learn the date of his court martial on charges that he leaked secret military information to the website Wikileaks. Wearing a dark green uniform and flanked by two guards, the 24-year-old former intelligence analyst appeared in a court in Fort Meade, Maryland. “The judge…
40 Days for Life promises to continue UK anti-abortion vigils
The group behind a US-style Christian protest outside an abortion clinic in central London was urged on Thursday to stop harassing women but vowed to continue its daily vigils. Campaigners from 40 Days for Life were “haranguing” women as they approached the building in Bedford Square in Bloomsbury, said Ann…
Uganda screenings of Kony film halted after protests
A Ugandan youth group said Thursday it would stop screening a hugely popular Internet video calling for the arrest of rebel chief Joseph Kony after local people reacted furiously at its first showing. A screening in the northern town of Lira, attended by many people mutilated by Kony’s soldiers, was…
Syria ‘setting border mines to stop refugee flight’
Syria has planted landmines near its border with Turkey along routes used by refugees fleeing the regime’s deadly crackdown on dissent, the Turkish deputy prime minister said on Thursday. “The Syrian administration has been planting mines, taking measures not to allow refugees to flee to the other side of the…
Gerard Depardieu to play ‘smug’ Strauss-Kahn
French actor Gerard Depardieu said on Thursday he would play the “arrogant, smug” former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn in a film about his fall from grace in a series of sex scandals. “I will do it, because I don’t like him,” said Depardieu, best known for his larger-than-life swashbuckling roles…
Former News of the World chief reporter arrested in phone-hacking scandal
By Lisa O’Carroll– Operation Weeting officers re-arrest former NoW chief reporter, this time on suspicion of intimidation of a witness. Neville Thurlbeck, the former chief reporter of the News of the World, has been arrested on suspicion of intimidation of a witness. He was arrested by appointment at a central…
Obama hails ‘indispensable’ U.S. alliance with Britain
A “chuffed to bits” President Barack Obama gushed over British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday, but deepening world crises conspired to darken a warm welcome for a special ally. Obama went out of his way to hail America’s “indispensable” relationship with Britain, even offering to learn the rules of…
Military combines green and mean to fly drones on biofuels
By Damian Carrington– The US navy’s aggressive plan to replace a third of its huge fuel use with biofuels has now seen the unmanned aircraft, as well as ships and supersonic aircraft, trial the fuels The unmanned drones used by the US Navy to bomb its enemies without risking its…
HBO TV show ‘Luck’ canceled over horse deaths
The hit US television series ‘Luck’ starring Dustin Hoffman has been canceled after three horses died during filming, the channel which makes the show announced. “Luck,” about thoroughbred racing and also starring Nick Nolte, launched in January and had already been picked up for a second season, with production mostly…
Pope commissions custom-blended eau de cologne
By Tom Kington– Fragrance, which mixes hints of lime tree, verbena and grass, was concocted by Italian boutique perfume maker Silvana Casoli He is picky about his robes and his red shoes are tailor-made, but Pope Benedict has taken the meaning of bespoke to a whole new level by ordering…
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