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/ 2 February 2006
Newly appointed United States Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito broke ranks with fellow conservative jurists on his first day on the job, backing a ruling by the court to stay the execution of an inmate in the midwestern state of Missouri. Alito joined the majority in a 6-3 vote that rejected a request by Missouri authorities to execute convicted murderer Michael Taylor.
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/ 26 February 2004
They slice through traffic on their motorbikes, racing each other at breakneck speed with one hand holding a cellphone. They listen to heavy metal, read Günter Grass and admire Tom Cruise. They don’t go to the mosque the way their parents did and they have given up on politics. A third of Iran’s 65-million people are aged between 15 and 30,
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/ 20 February 2004
Fears of further explosions on the Iranian runaway train wagons carrying fuel, sulphur and fertilizers that caught fire and exploded on Wednesday, killing close to 300 people, caused officials to cordon off the area on Thursday.
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/ 24 October 2003
Iran this week bowed to international pressure over its nuclear programme and agreed to suspend uranium enrichment activities, in a painful compromise deal negotiated with Britain, France and Germany.