Last year 32 658 people were victims of terrorism but crime is 13 times higher.
Spying is said to be the world’s second-oldest profession. Since it is covert by definition, it is used as a weapon against friends and allies.
A case by former subjects of Her Majesty’s British Empire has unearthed awful truths, deliberately hidden, of atrocities in African countries.
Secret colonial-era files released this week show that Britain tried to test poison gas in Botswana in World War II after plans for SA were nixed.
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/ 3 February 2012
Most ships involved in reported cases of sanctions-busting or illicit transfers of arms are owned by companies based in the world’s richest countries.
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/ 2 September 2011
New details have emerged of the route used by Muammar Gaddafi’s family to escape into neighbouring Algeria, triggering a diplomatic row.
Muammar Gaddafi’s regime showed fresh signs of buckling as rebels came close to cutting off supply routes.
Almost three months into the campaign of air strikes, Nato no longer believes bombing alone will end the conflict in Libya.
Nato has launched 24-hour air and sea surveillance of Libya as a possible precursor to a no-fly zone.
Why would someone want to bomb the country where he grew up?