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The Israeli government and Palestinian Authority have been urged by US President Barack Obama to resume peace talks. Obama’s plea comes before an Israeli settlement freeze agreement expires in September. His remarks came after discussions with the Israeli premier, Benjamin Netanyahu, at the oval office. Netanyahu had said that is was “high time” for direct [...]
A former army officer is appealing against his bribery conviction in Afghanistan. Bill Shaw, manager of security firm G4S who provide protection to foreign workers in Afghanistan, was convicted in March along with an Afghan colleague. In court, he admitted to paying police officials for the release of two impounded vehicles. However, he was under [...]
A South African court has returned a guilty verdict on corruption charges against the country’s former chief of police Jackie Selebi. A former president of Interpol, Selebi, was accused of accepting bribes worth $156,000 and having connections within the organised crime circuit. However, he was cleared on a separate charge of perverting the course of [...]
An Australian court has convicted a US surgeon after he botched a series of operations. Dr Jayant Patel was sentenced to seven years incarceration. Patel, an Indian-born US citizen dubbed “Dr Death” by the Australian media, worked at an Australian hospital for a period of two years between 2003 and 2005. The Brisbane Supreme Court [...]
Ten men and women have been charged in the US for acting as foreign agent, allegedly for the Russian intelligence services. The suspects have allegedly posed as ordinary citizens, with many of them living as married couples for years. Their goal was to be ‘Americanised’ and mingle in circles to befriend US officials. All of [...]
BP has revealed that the cost of cleaning up the oil spill off the Gulf coast has now reached $2.65 billion. The figure includes spill response, containment, relief well drilling, grants to Gulf state and claims costs. The oil giant is now spending approximately $100 million to resolve the ecological and economic disaster. Incoming Tropical Storm [...]
The Supreme Court has extended the federally protected right to keep and bear arms to all 50 states of the US and is the second major ruling on gun rights over the past three years. Despite opposition of the city of Chicago, four supreme court justices and gun control groups, the decision was hailed by [...]
Leaders at the G20 summit in Canada have agreed to cut their national budget deficits without hindering economic growth. The Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, who hosted the summit stated that the richest nations were expected to halve their deficits in three years. However, this was met by scepticism to many correspondents as such a deal [...]
US President Barack Obama launched a scathing attack on North Korea for sinking a South Korean warship, saying that the North must be “held to account”. Furthermore, he condemned Pyongyang’s “irresponsible behaviour” and said he stood beside the South Korean Leader, Lee Myung-Bak. Although North Korea denies attacking the Cheonan, an international investigation has concluded that [...]