Prosecutors on Monday sought the death penalty for Saddam Hussein’s cousin, widely known as ”Chemical Ali”, for his use of poison gas against the regime’s opponents and once one of the most feared men in Iraq. Ali Hassan al-Majeed is on trial with five other former senior Ba’ath party officials for their roles in the 1988 Anfal (Spoils of War) campaign.
Brooklyn’s Clap Your Hands Say Yeah are back with a bang. Lloyd Gedye chats to them about their new album.
The record petrol-price increase of 68 cents a litre that kicks in at midnight on Tuesday won’t be the last, the Automobile Association (AA) said on Monday. ”Unfortunately, the high international crude-oil price does not bode well for consumers and the AA has warned that consumers can expect another price increase in May,” the AA said in a statement.
Organisers of the 13th Klein Karoo National Arts Festival in Oudtshoorn have been quick to remove posters of the right-wing Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB). The Herald Online reported on Monday that the posters also made reference to controversial Afrikaans song De la Rey and apartheid South Africa’s coat of arms.
It’s a good bet that if you have 20 online accounts, you don’t have 20 different passwords. In fact, according to a survey by Kaspersky Lab, most people (51% of us) only have between one and four passwords for 20 accounts. We are insecure. But recent developments mean we could be more secure in the near future.
EMI Group unveiled a groundbreaking deal on Monday that will allow computer company Apple to sell the record company’s songs online free from copy-protection software. The agreement means that customers of Apple’s iTunes store will soon be able to play downloaded songs by the Rolling Stones, Norah Jones, Coldplay and other top-selling artists free of copying restrictions.
Gunmen in Nigeria’s southern Bayelsa State on Monday kidnapped two Lebanese nationals, two days after a British oil worker was seized from an offshore rig, national police spokesperson Haz Iwendi said. ”It is true that the two Lebanese nationals were kidnapped this morning in Bayelsa State,” Iwendi said, without giving details.
Hail the size of eggs has ravaged southern parts of China, killing 13 people, closing an expressway and damaging crops on at least 81Â 300ha of farmland, the Xinhua news agency said on Monday. Seven people were killed and one was injured when a bus was hit in a landslide triggered by hailstorms since Sunday in mountainous areas in south-western Sichuan Province, Xinhua said.
Hundreds of Ethiopian troops entered the Somali capital, Mogadishu, on Monday, witnesses said, after four days of heavy fighting with Islamist rebels that left scores dead and forced thousands to flee. The worst fighting in Mogadishu in more than 15 years was triggered by an Ethiopian offensive last week.
Whether you’re staying in the city or heading for the hills, the Easter weekend offers music lovers a wide range of entertainment options. Compiled by Miles Keylock, Alex Sudheim and Daniel Friedman.