It all started nearly three decades ago with anonymous phone calls from someone who wanted to send a warning: Former president Eduardo Frei Montalva, undergoing surgery at the Santa MarÃa Clinic here, was being slowly poisoned.So when Frei died in
KAMPALA, Uganda - Proposed legislation would impose the death penalty for some gay Ugandans, and their family and friends could face up to seven years in jail if they fail to report them to authorities. Even landlords could be imprisoned for renting
LONDON - The government insisted on Tuesday that progress is being made in Afghanistan despite the death of its 100th soldier there this year and the war's increasing unpopularity with the public. The grim milestone was passed on Monday when the Mi
British armed forces leaders have urged the public not to judge the Afghanistan campaign by casualties alone after the 100th military death of this year.Head of the army Gen Sir David Richards said such a judgement undervalues the tremendous effort
In the weeks before his death in a Moscow prison, lawyer Sergei Magnitsky drafted a series of handwritten letters and petitions describing his transfer through a succession of crowded jail cells, some reeking of sewage, others cold and damp, each mo
Bayern Munich honorary president Franz Beckenbauer is confident the Bundesliga giants can stun Serie A heavyweights Juventus tomorrow night to progress to the last 16 of the Champions League.With French side Bordeaux already through to the knockout
North Korea midfielder An YongHak is looking forward to facing Portugal, Brazil and the Ivory Coast at the2010 World Cup and has targeted second place.Group G was immediately named TheGroup of Death on Friday after the draw in Cape Town and fe
Kaka has revealed that he considers Brazil's group to be the group of death at the 2010 World Cup, with the Selecao pitted against Portugal, the Ivory Coast and North Korea. I think it's the hardest there is. There are other tough groups, but ours i
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