The father of Loyalist Volunteer Force leader Billy Wright is expected to take legal action if today's report into the death of his son inside the Maze prison fails to conclude there was collusion between the state and his son's republican killers. The inquiry into Wright's death, which has cost £30m, is expected to be highly critical of security around the jail in December 1997 when the loyalist
France has dismantled many illegal Roma camps in recent weeks The EU Justice Commissioner, Viviane Reding, says the European Commission is considering legal action against France over its deportations of Roma (Gypsies). Ms Reding called French actions a "disgrace". Last week Euro MPs accused the Commission of failing to protect hundreds of Roma deported from France. France denies that the expulsio
Prime Minister Naoto Kan of Japan acknowledged other party members as he was re-elected as the president of the ruling Democratic Party in Tokyo on Tuesday.Credit...Kyodo News, via Associated Press TOKYO � Prime Minister Naoto Kan won a hard-fought vote within Japan’s governing party on Tuesday to stay on as prime minister, surviving a challenge by the party’s power broker, Ichiro Ozawa. In the en
As the findings of the public inquiry into the death of loyalist prisoner Billy Wright in 1997 are about to be published, BBC Ireland correspondent Mark Simpson examines the key issues. A quick look at the facts surrounding Billy Wright's death in prison leads some people to only one conclusion - it was an "inside job". In other words, the killers were helped by the prison or state authorities to
Analysts had expected a tight contest between PM Naoto Kan (L) and Ichiro Ozawa (R) Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan has survived a party leadership challenge from veteran MP Ichiro Ozawa. Lawmakers and members of the governing Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) elected to retain Mr Kan by a margin of 721 points to 491. His victory means that Japan will be spared a sixth leadership change in four ye
Israeli and Palestinian leaders still believe they can reach a peace deal in a year, Washington's Middle East envoy said today after talks in Egypt, despite a dispute over Jewish settlements. There was no news of any compromise on the settlement issue following the negotiations attended by the US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, the Israeli prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, and the Palestini
It's every author's dream – to write a book that's so sensationally popular it's impossible to find a copy in the shops, even as it keeps climbing up the bestseller lists. And so it is for Anthony Shaffer, thanks to the Pentagon's desire to buy up all 10,000 copies of the first printing of his new book, Operation Dark Heart. And then pulp them. The US defence department is scrambling to dispose of
Cuba's government employs about 85% of the country's 5.1 million workers Cuba has announced radical plans to lay off huge numbers of state employees, to help revive the communist country's struggling economy. The Cuban labour federation said more than a million workers would lose their jobs - half of them by March next year. Those laid off will be encouraged to become self-employed or join new pri
He is part of a group of people in Afghanistan who are under direct threat from the Taliban. As the insurgents see it, his "crime" is to stand as a candidate for the parliamentary elections on 18 September. Mahmood admits he is scared, but that won't stop him from running as an MP for the eastern province of Ghazni. "Everyday I'm worried; my family's worried," says Mr Gilani. "But we have this aim
Faced with a tottering economy and a crumbling coalition government, Silvio Berlusconi has chosen to woo a youth rally with jokes about Adolf Hitler and his own sexual prowess. Appearing relaxed, if a little pale, before a crowd of cheering supporters yesterday, the frequently outspoken and gaffe-prone Italian prime minister promised to see out the end of his term, despite losing his guaranteed ma
The imam behind the controversial plan to build an Islamic centre and mosque near New York's Ground Zero site has said he is "exploring all options" and "everything is on the table", in the face of a firestorm of politically driven protest against the project. In a speech to the Council on Foreign Relations in New York today, Feisal Abdul Rauf expressed frustration that "radical extremists have hi
A young boy joined a group of men in a protest on the outskirts of Srinagar on Monday.Credit...Altaf Qadri/Associated Press NEW DELHI � Kashmir erupted on Monday in the worst violence since separatist protests began sweeping through the disputed Himalayan region three months ago, with the authorities partly blaming reports of Koran desecration in the United States for the inflamed tensions. The bl
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