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Anti-war campaigners slam ‘secret’ Iraq probe
Anti-war protesters have criticized a decision by the UK government to hold an investigation into Britain’s involvement in the Iraq war behind closed doors. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown told the House of Commons on Monday the inquiry into the war would hear evidence in private so witnesses can be “as candid as possible.” He added that it would be held along the lines of the Franks inquiry into Britain’s war with Argentina over the Falkland Islands in the early 1980s.
Solo yachtswoman on food cravings and sleep deprivation
British solo round-the-world sailor Dee Caffari happily admits that you need to be a little bit ‘mad’ to take on long-distance sailing. And she should know: Caffari became the first woman to sail single-handedly around the world in both directions after completing the solo round-the-world race, Vendee Globe, earlier this year. “People say you must be mad — and there probably is an element of truth in that,” the 36 year-old told CNN.
Europe Stumbling in Efforts to Battle Internet Piracy
Internet piracy is costing the U.K. alone almost $300 million a year, according to technology analysis group Jupiter Research.
U.N. tightens sanctions on North Korea
The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Friday to expand and tighten sanctions on North Korea after that nation’s recent nuclear test.
WHO to consider declaring swine flu pandemic
The World Health Organization scheduled an emergency meeting for Thursday to decide whether to declare a global swine flu pandemic as confirmed cases of H1N1 virus continue to soar worldwide. By early Thursday morning, the U.N. health agency had recorded more than 27,700 cases in 74 countries, with 141 deaths.
Envoy: N. Korea claims on U.S. aggression ‘groundless’
The United States will consider expanding its options in dealing with North Korea amid rising tensions, said President Barack Obama’s envoy to the secretive communist state. Three suicide attackers shot their way onto the grounds of the Pearl Continental Hotel, which is often frequented by foreigners and diplomats and set off a car bomb Tuesday night
At least 15 dead in Pakistani hotel blast
The death toll from a suicide attack on a five-star hotel in the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar rose to at least 15 people Wednesday, including two U.N.
Horrors of war vivid for D-Day heroes
Fresh faced and pictured wearing a crisp military uniform, the photo of a young Jim Tuckwell looks like it was taken before he’d seen action. But in fact, at the age of just 22, he had already experienced the full horrors of war.
French Open champ to get $100,000 less than Nadal
Should Roger Federer win the French Open title on Sunday his prize will be worth less in U.S. dollars than that of Rafael Nadal’s in 2008. Although organizers increased the winner’s prize at Roland Garros by €60,000 this year, recession-driven fluctuations in the Euro – U.S