Obama: "New dawn" of leadership
The Seattle Times (USA) - 9 ore fa
While his new team may be a bit more centrist — some war opponents might even say hawkish — than many Obama supporters might prefer, he said the withdrawal timetable he emphasized in the presidential campaign is still "the right time frame.". While his new team may be a bit more ... |
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Families Secretary Ed Balls says he 'can't be confident all children are safe'
Times OnLine (UK) - 11 ore fa
Today I can't say with confidence we are in that place in every part of the country,' he said He has promised to do more to ensure that the oversight of child protection is more effective in the future. The decision to subject social workers to unannounced visits from Ofsted inspectors each year ...
Director Sharon Shoesmith may have been undone by her will of iron- Times OnLine (UK) |
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US official: India attack may have Pakistani roots
The Seattle Times (USA) - 1 ora fa
The Bush administration has reason to suspect a group at least partly based in Pakistan for last week's attack in India, and revealed that the U.S. had warned the Indian government beforehand that terrorists appeared to be plotting an assault on Mumbai, officials said Tuesday.. Evidence suggests ...
Rice: Go slow on cooperation with Russia- The Seattle Times (USA) |
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Straw launches high-visibility community punishment
Guardian Unlimited (UK) - 14 ore fa
These were the first convicted UK criminals forced to wear controversial "vests of shame" - bright orange bibs designed as public reminders that offenders cleaning graffiti or laying pavements are being punished and not paid. Every labourer helping to lay a new patio at Slough's West Wing arts ...
Home Office mole who leaked documents to Tories acted in public interest, says lawyer- Guardian Unlimited (UK) |
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Mole leaked papers for two years
The Independent (UK) - 14 ore fa
As Scotland Yard vowed to press on with its investigation into the leaks, growing numbers of MPs threatened to mount a parliamentary protest tomorrow over police being allowed to raid Mr Green's Commons office. Michael Martin, the Commons Speaker, will attempt to soothe MPs' anger in a statement ... |
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Nicaragua asks U.S. for war reparations in aid row
Reuters (USA) - 11 ore fa
The World Court never set a figure for compensation but Sandinistas said Washington owed the country $17 billion. Washington at the time rejected the court's jurisdiction. Ortega led a Marxist government during the war, which ended shortly after he was voted out of power in 1990. He bounced back ... |
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Obama taps Clinton, Gates for his security team
SFGate (USA) - 9 ore fa
Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state, Obama said a new strategic agreement with Baghdad put the United States "on a glide path to reduce our forces in Iraq. But while he reaffirmed his desire to pull out combat brigades within 16 months, Obama emphasized his willingness to consider options ...
Obama donors help with transition costs- SFGate (USA)
Biden shares stage with heavy hitters- CNN (USA) |
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Under-fire Stephenson still in running for top job
Guardian Unlimited (UK) - 14 ore fa
The deadline for applications to become the UK's most high-profile police officer closed at midday yesterday. The only officer so far to personally confirm having applied is Julie Spence. The 53-year-old, who would be the Met's first female commissioner, has been chief constable of Cambridgeshire ... |
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Handyman Peter Tobin guilty of murdering 15-year-old schoolgirl Vicky Hamilton
Telegraph.co.uk (UK) - 2 ore fa
Peter Tobin has been found guilty of the abduction and murder of 15-year-old Vicky Hamilton, making him one one of Britain's most notorious sex killers. . His history of extreme sexual violence, and the fact that he has lived in homes in Scotland and England, mean that police forces around the ... |
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Damian Green arrest: Scotland Yard orders urgent review
Telegraph.co.uk (UK) - 8 ore fa
One of Britain's most senior police officers has been called in to review Scotland Yard's handling of the arrest of Damian Green. . Metropolitan police chiefs have been shocked at the political backlash and Sir Paul Stephenson, the acting Commissioner, has ordered the review. He said that there ... |
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