OSLO - Although he doesn't show up at the Copenhagen climate talks until next week, U.S. President Barack Obama won't be far from global warming issues when he lands in Oslo Thursday to collect his contentious Nobel Peace Prize. Greenpeace activists
ABUJA - Police in Nigeria carry out hundreds of extra-judicial killings every year and only those who can afford to pay bribes can guarantee their safety from execution or torture, Amnesty International said Wednesday. The Nigeria Police Force is
JOHANNESBURG - Beware of police roadblocks in Nigeria: If you cannot pay a bribe, you can land up dead, according to an Amnesty International report published Wednesday. It highlights a new danger in a country regularly denounced as one of the most
LONDON - Prince Charles borrowed nearly 3,000 pounds from his protection officers after the royal found himself short of cash and needing to fork out for travel expenses, a report said Wednesday. The heir to the throne repaid the 2,744.34 pounds
MANILA, Philippines - Philippine police say they have identified 161 suspects in the massacre of 57 people last month, including government militiamen led by members of a powerful clan facing murder and rebellion charges. National police chief Jesus
LONDON - Prince Charles borrowed nearly 3,000 pounds from his protection officers after the royal found himself short of cash and needing to fork out for travel expenses, a report said Wednesday. The heir to the throne repaid the 2,744.34 pounds
MANILA - A Muslim clan accused of a political massacre last month killed at least 200 other people during its rule of a southern Philippine province, the nation's human rights commissioner said on Wednesday. We are looking at a minimum of 200, Co
Alistair Darling will flesh out the biggest squeeze in public spending for a generation in his pre-Budget report, with only schools, hospitals and the police being spared average cuts of about 14 per cent over three years.Mr Darling’s pledge to prot
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