Archive for marzec, 2009

UN condemns Britain for aiding US rendition flights

wtorek, marzec 10th, 2009

BRITAIN was condemned yesterday for its involvement in the United States rendition programme in a highly critical United Nations report.

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11 feared dead as peacekeepers’ supply plane plunges into deep water

wtorek, marzec 10th, 2009

A CARGO plane on a logistical mission to peace forces in Somalia crashed into Lake Victoria yesterday with 11 people on board, including three Burundian officers.

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Bomb kills Canadian soldier in Kandahar

wtorek, marzec 10th, 2009

A ROADSIDE bomb killed a Canadian soldier and wounded four others in Afghanistan.

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Rights group lists ‘least free’ states

wtorek, marzec 10th, 2009

SUDAN, whose president has been charged with war crimes by the International Criminal Court, and North Korea are among the world’s eight most repressive societies, a US hu

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Pensioner fights extradition bid

wtorek, marzec 10th, 2009

An 87-year-old Australian citizen accused of killing a Jewish teenager in Hungary during the Second World War has asked a Perth court to prevent his extradition.

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Tibet culture ‘nearing extinction’

wtorek, marzec 10th, 2009

CHINA has launched a brutal crackdown in Tibet since last year’s protests, the Dalai Lama claimed today in a speech to mark the 50th anniversary of the failed up

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Scientists hail decision on stem cell funds

wtorek, marzec 10th, 2009

United States: Scientists have welcomed the signing by President Barack Obama of an executive order to allow funding of broader research into stem cells.

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Suicide bomber hits Muslims celebrating religious holiday

wtorek, marzec 10th, 2009

A SUSPECTED rebel suicide bomber attacked a gathering of Muslims celebrating a religious holiday outside a mosque in southern Sri Lanka today, killing ten people and wounding

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Ortega tells of re-election dream

wtorek, marzec 10th, 2009

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has said he would like to run for re-election and change the constitution to allow voters to put him in office as many times as they want.

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China and US feud over ship

wtorek, marzec 10th, 2009

CHINA today rejected an accusation from the United States that a US Navy mapping ship was surrounded and harassed by Chinese vessels, saying that the US vessel was breaking in

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