Wednesday, March 10, 2010 Previous editions
THE US government and human rights activists called yesterday for Nigeria to investigate and prosecute those responsible for the deaths of more than 200 unarmed people in renewed violence between Christians and Muslims.
THE Pope’s brother admitted yesterday that he slapped pupils across the face after he took over a renowned German boys’ choir in the 1960s and was aware of allegations of physical abuse at an elementary school linked to the choir, but did nothing about it.
US Vice President Joe Biden yesterday pledged Washington’s full commitment to Israel’s security while throwing his weight behind a renewal of Middle East peace talks after a 14-month hiatus.
BOTH four and two-legged Crufts hopefuls were immersed in last-minute preparations for the controversial contest.
BRITISH dog owners may be forced to microchip their pets and take out insurance, part of a proposed crackdown on the country’s dangerous canines.
WILL the magic of the Phantom strike twice for Andrew Lloyd Webber?
THE corpse of former Cypriot president Tassos Papadopoulos was found reburied in another grave three months after it was dug up and stolen.
ASIA is “missing” about 96 million women – the vast majority in China and India – who died from discriminatory healthcare and neglect or who were never born at all, the UN has estimated.
A GERMAN man who tried to blackmail supermodel Cindy Crawford with a photo of her bound and gagged seven-year-old daughter was sentenced to two years in jail yesterday.
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