Tunisia signs new constitution
Longer drafting process by elected assembly helped create one of Arab world’s most progressive constitutions, say observers After decades of dictatorship and two years of arguments and compromises,...
View ArticleDavid Greenglass, spy who sent sister Ethel Rosenberg to electric chair, dies
Sons of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, executed for passing atomic secrets to Russia, announce death of estranged uncle David Greenglass who served 10 years in prison for his role in the most explosive...
View ArticleBenghazi attack suspect Abu Khattala on fresh list of charges
Libyan is accused of being ringleader in 11 September 2012 assault on US mission that killed four including ambassador A Libyan militant already being held by the US has been indicted on new charges...
View ArticleBill Cosby accused of sexual assault by seventh named woman
Latest allegations add to snowballing public anger surrounding Cosby as woman comes forward to say she was drugged and raped by the comedian in 1976 Horrific stories about Bill Cosby were out there for...
View ArticleRescuers battle through night to save passengers on burning Italian ferry
Italian coastguard says 251 of the 478 people on the Greece to Italy ferry evacuated by early Monday More than 200 people were still trapped on a burning ferry between Italy and Albania on Monday...
View ArticleAlberto Nisman drafted arrest warrant for Argentinian president
Petition for President Fern ndez’s arrest is contained in draft written by the late Argentinian prosecutor last June but was left out of final request to judge Alberto Nisman, the Argentinian...
View ArticleUS anger at Britain joining Chinese-led investment bank AIIB
US statement says of UK membership that it is ‘worried about a trend of constant accomodation’ of China, in a rare public breach in the special relationship The White House has issued a pointed...
View ArticleTV ‘exposure’ of Scientology halted by UK libel law split
Lawyers warn that differences in defamation law in Northern Ireland mean controversial US documentary ‘Going Clear’ might not be broadcast Plans to broadcast HBO’s Church of Scientology expos , Going...
View ArticleOhio police officer praised for restraint after refusing to shoot suspect
New Richmond officer Jesse Kidder was charged by suspect in killing Body camera captures suspect saying repeatedly ‘shoot me’ An Ohio police officer is being praised for holding his fire even as a...
View ArticleBangladeshi blogger named on hitlist warned: ‘You will be next’
Ananya Azad among the writers concerned for their safety after murder of three men who criticised intolerance and religious fundamentalism Ananya Azad is no stranger to assassination attempts. The...
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