Guantanamo Bay detention camp is a cooperative military prison and detention camp under the leadership of Joint Task Force Guantanamo since 2002. The prison, established at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, holds people accused by the United States government of being terrorist operatives, as well as those no longer considered suspects who are being held pending […]
Malawi’s Legal Battle over Uranium Mining Subsiding
Malawi’s Legal Battle over Uranium Mining Subsiding By Gregory Gondwe MZUZU, DEC 20 – Raging legal battle over uranium mining in Malawi is subsiding after civil society organisations that took the matter to court announced that they have settled the matter outside court amid bribery accusations. Six Non-Governmental Organisations that included the Citizens for […]
Court denies Ibori bail And Supporters pull down court’s wall
Former Governor of Delta State , Chief James Onanefe Ibori on Monday lost his bid to regain his freedom as the Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna refused his bail application. Presiding Judge, Justice Mohammed Lawal Shuaibu, who gave his ruling in an oral application for bail brought by Ibori’s lawyer, Joseph Daudu (SAN), ordered […]
Serbia threatens war against Kosovo
NATO emerged Friday with a consensus to keep its 17,000-strong peacekeeping force in Kosovo and give its commanders "full flexibility" to deal with any future crises, alliance members said. NATO and EU foreign ministers reached the agreement late Thursday in a bid to promote stability in the Albanian-majority province of Kosovo which appears to be […]
Aamir Khan Denied Custody
In a huge setback for actor Aamir Khan, a Mumbai court has decided to hand over the custody of his brother Faisal Khan to his father Tahir Hussain. Granting actor Aamir Khan’s estranged father Tahir Hussain, Faisal’s temporary custody for a period of one month, the court has asked Faisal to visit Khar police station every […]
President Gloria Arroyo urged to resign
Multi sectoral groups including three prominent Catholic Bishops yesterday called on President Arroyo to resign. The Bishops accused the President of mismanagement of the country’s wealth, travesty of the law, political killings and other allegations concerning her immediate family. The groups are planning to stage mass protests to pressure Mrs. Arroyo to vacate her sullied […]