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- UN probing allegations US is 'torturing' soldier over leaks
- Two embassies in Rome, Italy hit by bomb attack
- Berlusconi proposes January elections if government fails to gain parliamentary majority
- China prepared to support eurozone countries hit by financial crisis
- Alaska Supreme Court rules in Senate election challenge
- Obama signs landmark law overturning 'don't ask, don't tell'
- French citizens told to leave Ivory Coast as UN warns of civil war
- Skype apologises after service goes down for hours
- North Korea prepared for 'sacred' nuclear war with South
| UN probing allegations US is 'torturing' soldier over leaks Posted: Thursday, December 23, 2010 Last week, supporters for Manning lodged a complaint with Manfred Nowak in Geneva, Switzerland, who is the United Nation's top official in torture, saying that the conditions of his cell and the treatment he is receiving, amount to "torture." According to Salon, Manning is not allowed to exercise, is denied bed sheets and pillows, and has been held in solitary confinement for 23 hours of every day since his arrest. According to Manning's attorney, David Coombs, a former United States Army major, and veteran of the Iraq War, Manning is only allowed to walk in a small room for exercise. "[Manning is] taken to an empty room and only allowed to walk, normally just walks figure eights in the room. If he indicates that he no long feels like walking, he is immediately returned to his cell," stated Coombs to Salon. More... |
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| Berlusconi proposes January elections if government fails to gain parliamentary majority Posted: Thursday, December 23, 2010
Silvio Berlusconi has layed foundations for a potential election in Italy early next year. The Prime Minister of Italy said he would consider holding an election if his government failed to have a significant parliamentary majority and is unable to pass reforms by the end of January. More... |
| China prepared to support eurozone countries hit by financial crisis Posted: Thursday, December 23, 2010 China has said it is prepared to support eurozone countries during the financial crisis that has hit the sixteen member states. The country's foreign ministry spokesperson Jiang Yu said: "We are ready to support the eurozone to overcome the financial crisis and realise economic recovery." Several of the eurozone's member states have been impacted with increasing debt levels. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and European Union (EU) have signed deals to hand a €110bn aid package to Greece, and an €85bn rescue package to Ireland. Industry commentators have said there are fears Portugal and Spain may soon also have to accept assistance from the IMF. More... |
| Alaska Supreme Court rules in Senate election challenge Posted: |
| Obama signs landmark law overturning 'don't ask, don't tell' Posted: Thursday, December 23, 2010 United States President Barack Obama has officially repealed the law prohibiting openly homosexual people from serving in the U.S. military. Campaigners have praised the repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell" (DADT) as a historic advance for gay rights. The new law was signed into effect by Obama yesterday morning. DADT, in effect for 17 years, was repealed by the United States Senate on Saturday. The military will cease enforcement of the policy in 60 days time, after the Pentagon has certified to Congress that it, and the military are ready to implement the new law. More... |
| French citizens told to leave Ivory Coast as UN warns of civil war Posted: Thursday, December 23, 2010 The French government has urged its citizens to leave the Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) as the United Nations (U.N.) warned that the country was heading towards a civil war. According to the U.N., there has been an increase in the use of intimidation methods by elements of the national security forces loyal to incumbent president Laurent Gbagbo. "The international community must act and act decisively. I emphasize again today what I have said earlier: any attempt to starve the United Nations mission into submission will not be tolerated. Any attack on the United Nations and its staff must be considered an attack on the international community," said U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in a statement. He added that the techniques of intimidation include "abductions and killings and the propagation of hate speech through the state broadcasting corporation." More... |
| Skype apologises after service goes down for hours Posted: Thursday, December 23, 2010 Skype, an Internet phone service, has apologised after millions of people around the globe found the program had gone down. The outage, which occurred on Wednesday, reportedly affected the United States, Europe and Japan, and lasted several hours. The company wrote on Twitter on Thursday morning that, more than twelve hours after the outage, some users were still experiencing problems. The chief executive of Skype, Tony Bates, said his company took the technical issues "really seriously," and apologised to users. "Right now it looks like clients are coming on and offline and sometimes they are crashing in the middle of calls. We are deep in the middle of investigating the cause of the problem and have teams working hard to remedy the situation," he said. More... |
| North Korea prepared for 'sacred' nuclear war with South Posted: Thursday, December 23, 2010
A senior North Korean official said his country is prepared for a "sacred war of justice" with South Korea involving nuclear weapons. The country's armed forces minister, Kim Yong-Chun, said the North Korean government considered the planned South Korean military exercises to be preparation for armed warfare. More... |
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