Archive for February 5th, 2010
Nato troops free ship off Somalia
Danish troops serving with Nato’s anti-piracy force free the crew of a cargo ship boarded by gunmen off Somalia.
No CommentsTurkish girl was ‘buried alive’
A Turkish girl found dead in a hole next to her house was probably buried alive, a post-mortem examination reveals.
No CommentsCapello strips Terry of captaincy
John Terry is stripped of the England captaincy following allegations about his private life and replaced by Rio Ferdinand.
No CommentsEuro MPs shun data deal with US
A committee of Euro MPs moves to block the renewal of a deal allowing US anti-terror officials to access Europeans’ bank data.
No CommentsFour UK MPs face expenses charges
Three Labour MPs and one Tory peer will face criminal charges over their expenses, the Crown Prosecution Service says.
No CommentsBAE handed £280m criminal fines
Defence group BAE Systems is to pay fines of £280m after pleading guilty to criminal charges in Britain and the US.
No CommentsImmigrant smuggling pair jailed
A French councillor and her son are jailed for helping to smuggle 16 Vietnamese immigrants into the UK on board a ferry.
No CommentsLatvia sells military ghost town
Latvia auctions off a deserted town, once used by the Soviet military as an anti-missile radar base, for $3m.
No CommentsThe slice is right: Naples cheers as pizza gets protected status
Naples celebrates official EU recognition for the Italian city’s most famous culinary creation: the pizza.
No CommentsCabin boy was youngest WWII hero
A 14-year-old cabin boy is confirmed as the UK’s youngest known service member to have been killed in WWII.
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