UK probe of slain spy said hampered by delay
(AP) — A delay in reporting as missing a British spy whose naked and decomposing body was later found locked inside a sports bag frustrated police inquiries into his mysterious death, witnesses told an inquest hearing Thursday. Gareth Williams, 31,…
Lesbian Scout leader ousted in Ohio; parents upset
The first-graders in Ohio Pack 109’s Tiger Scouts didn’t know or care their den mother was a lesbian – at least not until the Boy Scouts of America threw her out over the organisation’s ban on gays. Now, parents who…
Nigeria: 7 killed in newspaper office bombings
AP) — A suicide bomber and a man armed with explosives attacked two Nigerian newspaper offices on Thursday, killing seven people and wounding at least 26. The radical Islamic sect Boko Haram claimed responsibility. Boko Haram said it coordinated the…
Colonialism and the Caribbean
Lizzie Phelan ([email protected]) The contemporary Caribbean remains the most politically diverse region of the world in such a small geographic space. By the end of the 19th century, much of the region was comprised of colonial dependencies controlled by various European…
Murdoch: Hacking scandal changed my entire company
AP) — Rupert Murdoch used his testimony before a U.K. inquiry on Thursday to portray himself as the victim, not perpetrator, of a cover-up over phone hacking – a bold claim unlikely to be accepted by those suing his company…
Financial elite from Cayman prepare for OffshoreAlert Conference
Three hundred high-level attendees from 23 countries or jurisdictions, including the Cayman Islands, will attend next week’s OffshoreAlert Conference to discuss everything that’s important in the world of offshore finance. The event – which will be broadcast live over the…
Taylor conviction sends warning to tyrants
(AP) — Former Liberian President Charles Taylor on Thursday became the first head of state since World War II convicted by an international war crimes court, a legal landmark observers say sent a clear message to tyrants around the world…
Pakistan deports bin Laden family to Saudi Arabia
(AP) — Pakistani authorities deported Osama bin Laden’s three widows and his children to Saudi Arabia early Friday, less than a week before the first anniversary of the unilateral American raid that killed the al-Qaida leader in his hideout in…
UK couple cleared of son’s murder calls for probe
AP) — A young British couple has been reunited with their infant daughter after a long legal battle that dragged on even after they were cleared of murdering their 4-month-old son. Rohan Wray, 22, and Chana Al-Alas, 19, were charged…
Fireball remnants likely in Calif.
(AP) — Tiny meteorites found in the Sierra foothills of Northern California likely were part of a giant fireball that exploded in daylight with about one-third the explosive force of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima at the end of World…
