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Atrocities of colonial past haunt Britain again

Atrocities of colonial past haunt Britain again

A case by former subjects of Her Majesty’s British Empire has unearthed awful truths, deliberately hidden, of atrocities in African countries.

Britain ‘planned poison gas tests in Botswana’

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.

Ships involved in gun and drug trafficking: report

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.

Gaddafi clan’s brazen limousine escape

New details have emerged of the route used by Muammar Gaddafi’s family to escape into neighbouring Algeria, triggering a diplomatic row.

Gaddafi begins to crumble

Muammar Gaddafi’s regime showed fresh signs of buckling as rebels came close to cutting off supply routes.

No-fly zone possible to help protect Libyan citizens

Nato has launched 24-hour air and sea surveillance of Libya as a possible precursor to a no-fly zone.

UK ‘failed to win over estranged Muslims’

Britain made "little progress" in reaching out to Muslim communities despite investing "considerable time and resources" after the 7/7 London bombing.

Europe suffers terrorism jitters

Europe suffers terrorism jitters

Speculation is rife that al-Qaeda and its affiliates are planning ‘commando-style’ attacks on cities.

UK terrorists trained in Somalia

The head of the British security service MI5 has warned that the United Kingdom faces a growing threat of terrorist attacks.

Iraq invasion ‘increased terror threat’

Former MI5 chief says attacks gave rise to new Muslim radicalism.

Turncoat attack a blow to Afghanistan exit

The murder of three soldiers by a renegade Afghan casts a shadow over the UK’s plans to train the local army before withdrawing its own troops.

Iraq breeds world jihadists

The war in Iraq is creating a new breed of Islamic jihadists who could go on to destabilise other countries, according to a CIA report. The CIA believes Iraq to be potentially…

War on terror fuels small arms trade

The "war on terror" has weakened national arms controls and fuelled the proliferation of conventional weapons, a coalition of leading human rights charities warned yesterday.…