Former dictator Saddam Hussein will stand trial for a range of charges — from gassing thousands of Kurds to executing political and religious leaders, according to a list of the cases against him obtained from the special tribunal on Monday. Meanwhile, violence by insurgents opposed to Iraq’s new government continues.
Police in Germany said on Monday they stopped a vehicle on suspicion that it was being driven by a human skeleton — only to find out that no traffic laws were violated. The life-sized durable plastic skeleton — wearing only a pair of sunglasses over the eyeball sockets — was sitting in the left front seat.
Britain announced on Monday that it is shelving plans for a referendum on the European Union Constitution until its fate becomes clearer, driving another stake into the heart of the beleaguered treaty. The move was announced by British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw in a statement to Parliament on Monday.
Oscar winning Hollywood star Russell Crowe was arrested in New York on Monday and charged with assault after allegedly hurling a telephone at a hotel employee, a police spokesperson said. Police were called to the swanky Mercer Hotel in SoHo, downtown Manhattan at around 4.20am.
Minister of Education Naledi Pandor’s assurances to whistle-blowers are hollow if her department cannot take the minor administrative steps needed to protect them, the Democratic Alliance said on Monday. A teacher from the Kamhola school in Barberton — one of the schools implicated in the cheating — was dismissed last week.
With the red, white and green tricolour of the Iranian flag draped around her shoulders, Niloofar Ardalan appeared to be in her element as she cheered on the national football team as it battled to reach next year’s World Cup. As the daughter of a former international goalkeeper, football is in her blood.
At least 53 people were killed and 40 wounded in south-western Nepal when a powerful bomb ripped apart a crowded passenger bus in one of the bloodiest attacks on civilians by suspected Maoist rebels since their revolt began nine years ago.
The Waitrose chain of supermarkets in Britain is to plough 20% of all profits from the South African citrus fruit sold in its stores back into farms where the food is grown. The move is aimed at enriching the lives of South African farm workers and their dependents but also ensuring stability in the supply chain.
Scores of international experts began talks on Monday in Edinburgh, Scotland, aimed at helping the Group of Eight (G8) industrial powers tackle disease and poverty in Africa at its July summit in Scotland, officials said. About 80 lawmakers and policymakers opened talks on Monday morning.
Clients of South African internet service provider Internet Solutions (IS) are worried that the internet service provider either has been hacked or is choosing to censor its users, <i>ITWeb</i> reported on Monday. <i>ITWeb</i> received complaints from IS users who have been unable to access adult-related websites and chat rooms.