Michael Lynn pulls out of video link – again
Fugitive Irish lawyer Michael Lynn has pulled out of appearing as a witness in the High Court via a video link for the second time, according to the Irish Times.
ROMANIA – Prime Minister accepts poll defeat
Romanian Prime Minister, Adrian Nastase, has admitted defeat in the country’s tightly fought presidential election. With almost all the votes counted from the run-off poll, centre right opposition candidate, Traian
Saddam’s hunger protest
The US military has denied claims that Saddam Hussein and 11 top leaders of his former regime are on hunger strike. A lawyer for ex-deputy Prime Minister, Tariq Aziz had
BRAZIL – Political blow for Lula
Brazil’s President suffered a significant political setback at the weekend with the withdrawal of two parties from his governing coalition. The Brazilian Democratic Movement Party voted to end its two-year
COLOMBIA – Top kidnapper captured
The Colombian authorities claim to have captured the man behind the country’s most notorious kidnapping. Security forces say they have arrested Jose Ramirez, a senior commander of the rebel group
Comment – Mama Mia
Football fans everywhere are in a state of mourning following the retirement of one of the greatest No. 9s of all time, last week. No, I am not talking about
IRAQ – 19 killed in Baghdad car bombs
At least 19 people were killed and 15 injured in two suicide bomb attacks on a military check-point in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad earlier this week, on the first
BRAZIL – New dinosaur uncovered
Scientists in Brazil have uncovered a new species of dinosaur. The creature, identified from fossils, is thought to have lived more than 2000 million years ago, making it one of
UNITED KINGDOM – Bid to cut court witness stress
New targets to reduce the stress that victims and witnesses go through while giving evidence in court has been announced by the Lord Chancellor. Lord Falconer wants all crown courts
FRANCE – Chirac shooting suspect trial
A man accused of shooting at French President, Jacques Chirac, during a Bastille Day parade in 2002 is due to go on trial in Paris. Maxime Brunerie, described as a