DR Congo mines ‘hit by extortion’
Posted by admin in Featured on 10. Mar, 2010 | No Comments
By Karen AllenBBC News
Former rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo who now serve in the army are running mafia-style extortion rackets in the mines, campaigners say.
The country has some of the world’s richest mines, which provide minerals to the global electronics industry.
Ex-rebels of the CNDP group are said to have gained far greater [...]
DR Congo mines ‘hit by extortion’
Posted by admin in Featured on 10. Mar, 2010 | No Comments
By Karen AllenBBC News
Former rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo who now serve in the army are running mafia-style extortion rackets in the mines, campaigners say.
The country has some of the world’s richest mines, which provide minerals to the global electronics industry.
Ex-rebels of the CNDP group are said to have gained far greater [...]
DR Congo mines ‘hit by extortion’
Posted by admin in Featured on 10. Mar, 2010 | No Comments
By Karen AllenBBC News
Former rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo who now serve in the army are running mafia-style extortion rackets in the mines, campaigners say.
The country has some of the world’s richest mines, which provide minerals to the global electronics industry.
Ex-rebels of the CNDP group are said to have gained far greater [...]
Beckham plots Old Trafford upset
Posted by admin in Featured on 10. Mar, 2010 | No Comments
Champions League last 16 second leg Venue: Old Trafford Date: Wednesday 10 March Kick-off: 1945 GMT Coverage: Listen on BBC Radio 5 live and BBC Sport website; text commentary on BBC Sport website and mobile phones. Also live on Sky Sports 2
David Beckham insists he will not show any nerves when he faces Manchester United [...]
Arrests in Cyprus body theft case
Posted by admin in Featured on 09. Mar, 2010 | No Comments
Three men have been arrested in connection with the theft of the corpse of Cyprus’s ex-President Tassos Papadopoulos, officials say.
Police said they had arrested two Greek Cypriots and a foreign national on suspicion of involvement in the theft.
One of the Greek Cypriots was already serving a prison sentence for other offences, a spokesman said. [...]
Arrests in Cyprus body theft case
Posted by admin in Featured on 09. Mar, 2010 | No Comments
Three men have been arrested in connection with the theft of the corpse of Cyprus’s ex-President Tassos Papadopoulos, officials say.
Police said they had arrested two Greek Cypriots and a foreign national on suspicion of involvement in the theft.
One of the Greek Cypriots was already serving a prison sentence for other offences, a spokesman said. [...]
Arrests in Cyprus body theft case
Posted by admin in Featured on 09. Mar, 2010 | No Comments
Three men have been arrested in connection with the theft of the corpse of Cyprus’s ex-President Tassos Papadopoulos, officials say.
Police said they had arrested two Greek Cypriots and a foreign national on suspicion of involvement in the theft.
One of the Greek Cypriots was already serving a prison sentence for other offences, a spokesman said. [...]
‘Ransom bid’ in Cyprus body theft
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A ransom was demanded for the return of the body of Cyprus ex-President Tassos Papadopoulos, which was stolen three months ago, a minister has said.
The body was found in a cemetery in Nicosia late on Monday after an anonymous tip-off. DNA tests confirmed it was that of Papadopoulos.
President Demetris Christofias and the Papadopoulos family [...]
Rove admits Bush policy mistakes
Posted by admin in Featured on 06. Mar, 2010 | No Comments
The failure to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq damaged President George W Bush’s reputation, his former strategist Karl Rove says.
In his memoir, Mr Rove writes that he felt he should have done more to reject claims that President Bush lied about the existence of Saddam’s weapons.
He called his perceived failure one of [...]
Water force
Posted by admin in Featured on 03. Mar, 2010 | No Comments
By Michael BristowBBC News, Hubei Province
When Chinese farmer Ding Guangyan married his fiancee last year, local officials quickly seized on the event’s propaganda value.
Mr Ding had only just arrived in the area after being forced to move with his family to make way for a massive engineering scheme.
In total about 330,000 people are relocating [...]
