A Dutch court sentenced two members of a rap group to 150 hours community service on Thursday for writing a rap song with lyrics threatening a prominent politician critical of Islam. The two members of rap group DHC were also given a two-month suspended jail sentence by a court in The Hague after they were […]
Les mer»A Serbian army general, Vladimir Lazarevic, has surrendered and will go to the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague next week to face charges. Mr Lazarevic is one of four generals indicted 15 months ago in connection with war crimes in Kosovo in 1999. His surrender was announced by the Serbian government on Friday. […]
Les mer»En norsk statsborger sitter fengslet utenfor London, siktet for å ha skaffet radioaktivt materiale til terrorbruk. 52-åringen, som ble norsk statsborger i 1997, ble arrestert i London i september etter at han ifølge siktelsen skaffet en kilo av det radioaktive materialet red mercury (rødt kvikksølv), skriver VG. Det radioaktive materialet kan brukes i såkalte skitne […]
Les mer»«Let us remember that we are on the site of the most gigantic cemetery in the world, a cemetery where there are no graves, no stones, but where the ashes of more than one million people lie» — Polish Culture Minister Waldemar Dabrowski opening the ceremony.
Les mer»«Evil is real but hope endures» — proclamation from US President George W. Bush in Washington on Tuesday.
Les mer»Democrat Senator Edward Kennedy said on Thursday the United States should start to withdraw militarily and politically and aim to pull out all troops as early as possible next year. Former Republican secretaries of state Henry Kissinger and George Shultz, in contrast, have warned that withdrawal too early could ignite a civil war «that would […]
Les mer»25.1: Lest i forget: David Rieff på BBC radio igår, hørte han snakke om FN: at det aldri har forekommet at en topptjenestemann har trukket seg i skam eller vanære. Ikke etter Rwanda, ikke etter Bosnia. Og sikkert ikke etter Darfur. Hvem? vi kan begynne med Annan selv, og gjerne ta med vår egen T. […]
Les mer»Global temperatures could rise by as much as eleven degrees Celsius, according to one of the largest climate prediction projects ever run. This figure is twice the level that previous studies have suggested. The scientists behind the project, called climateprediction.net, say it shows there’s no such thing as a safe level of carbon dioxide. The […]
Les mer»Sunni Arab leaders who have been the most vocal in calling for a boycott or postponement of the coming elections say they intend to get involved in politics after the vote, including taking part in writing a permanent constitution. There is too much at stake, with the constitution to be drafted by August 2005 and […]
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