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Bradley Manning will be eligible for parole in 2021. (AFP)
BRADLEY MANNING

Bradley Manning gets 35 years

US soldier Bradley Manning has been sentenced to 35 years in a military prison for leaking classified information to WikiLeaks in 2010.

  • Ian Simpson
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Martin Luther King III (centre) locks arms with Reverend Wendell Anthony (center left) and Reverend Al Sharpton (center right) as they march during the 50th Anniversary Commemorative Freedom Walk in Detroit. (AFP)
IAN SIMPSON

Celebrations commemorate Martin Luther King Jr’s historic speech

Marches, speeches and global bell-ringing are set to mark the 50th anniversary this month of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr’s "I Have a Dream" speech.

  • Ian Simpson
3 min read