Archive for the ‘World’

  • Six men arrested in new Indian dan#039;bus rapedan#039;
    Police in India have arrested six men after they allegedly gang-raped a woman on a bus, just weeks after a similar attack shocked the nation. The latest assault is said to have taken place in the northern state of Punjab. The police are searching for a seventh suspected attacker. Last month, a 23-year-old student died of her injuries after the being raped in the capital...
    published on January 13th, 2013 at 18:03
  • Court in Egypt orders retrial for Mubarak after appeal
    Mubarak is seen here in court in June A court in Egypt has ordered a retrial for ex-President Hosni Mubarak after accepting an appeal against his life sentence over the deaths of protesters. Mubarak, 84, was overthrown last year after mass street protests in the capital Cairo and other cities, and jailed in June. Since he was jailed, there have been frequent reports...
    published on January 13th, 2013 at 16:23
  • Sri Lanka president sacks chief justice Bandaranayake
    Shirani Bandaranayake denies all the allegations Sri Lanka's president has dismissed Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake by ratifying parliament's recent vote to impeach her, officials say. They say the letter signed by President Mahinda Rajapakse was delivered to Dr Bandaranayake's office. The parliament, dominated by Mr Rajapakse's supporters, impeached...
    published on January 13th, 2013 at 14:42
  • Israel evicts tent protesters at West Bank E1 settlement
    Israeli police moved in on the site early on Sunday Israeli police have evicted Palestinian and international activists from an area of the West Bank where Israel is planning fresh settlement building. They had put up around 20 tents in the area called E1, between Jerusalem and the Jewish settlement of Maale Adumim. Israel's Supreme Court had ruled on Friday that...
    published on January 13th, 2013 at 12:44
  • Palestinians protesting against settlement plan evicted
    Israeli police have evicted Palestinian and international activists from an area of the West Bank where Israel is planning fresh settlement building. They had put up around 20 tents in the area called E1, between Jerusalem and the Jewish settlement of Maale Adumim. Israel's Supreme Court had ruled on Friday that the encampment could remain for six days. Palestinians...
    published on January 13th, 2013 at 11:36
  • UK girl, eight, shot and killed in Jamaica
    An eight-year-old girl from London has been shot dead while on holiday in Jamaica. Imani Green was in her cousin's shop in the rural north coast town of Duncans when a man entered the store on Friday and an argument broke out. Police said the man then opened fire, shooting at people inside. Imani, whose family live in Balham, south London, was hit and died later in...
    published on January 13th, 2013 at 11:36
  • New York State declares influenza emergency
    The US is in the midst of the worst flu outbreak in years The governor of New York State, Andrew Cuomo, has declared a public health emergency because of the severity of this year's influenza season. The order makes vaccinations more accessible and allows pharmacists to administer vaccines to children. Almost 20,000 cases of flu have been reported in New York state...
    published on January 13th, 2013 at 10:13
  • Brazil: Maracana indigenous community delay World Cup eviction
    A multi-storey car park is to be built on the site of the old Indigenous Museum A Brazilian indigenous community that has been facing eviction from a building next to the Maracana football stadium has celebrated the police's decision to leave the area. Riot police in Rio de Janeiro had encircled the area early on Saturday expecting a court order to evict them. The...
    published on January 13th, 2013 at 09:22
  • Georgia parliament approves prisoner amnesty
    A prisoner abuse scandal last year sparked protests and helped lead to a change in government The Georgian parliament has approved the release of around 3,000 prisoners and shorter terms for thousands more. Georgia's previous government – backed by President Mikheil Saakashvili – was hit by a scandal over prisoner abuse. The new government of Prime Minister...
    published on January 13th, 2013 at 08:48
  • Aaron Swartz, internet freedom activist, dies aged 26
    Swartz developed RSS at an early age Aaron Swartz, a celebrated internet freedom activist and early developer of the website Reddit, has died at 26. The activist and programmer took his life in his New York apartment, a relative and the state medical examiner said. His body was found on Friday. Mr Swartz began computer programming as a child, and at 14 co-authored an...
    published on January 13th, 2013 at 04:18