BBC – Many governments have used the internet to curtail freedom of expression at home, the US state department says in its latest annual human rights report.In many cases new forms of electronic communications are restricted to control domestic dissent, it says. The wide-ranging report also highlights continuing human rights violations in China against the Uighurs and extra-judicial killings in North Korea. Iran, Sri Lanka, Burma and Switzerland also come in for criticism. US Secretary of...
BBC – Britain should apologise to a former Bosnian president for "mistreating" him in prison, the chairman of the joint presidency of Bosnia-Hercegovina said.Former Bosnian President Ejup Ganic, 64, was arrested at Heathrow over war crimes allegations on 1 March at the request of Serbia. He was later bailed. Haris Silajdzic, chairman of the joint presidency of Bosnia-Hercegovina, said Mr Ganic was denied basic rights. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office declined to comment on the...
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BBC – Under-fire Real Madrid coach Manuel Pellegrini has received the backing of director general Jorge Valdano after the club’s Champions League exit.The nine-times champions of Europe failed to reach the quarter-finals for the sixth year in a row after Lyon beat them 2-1 on aggregate in the last 16. "We will respect Pellegrini because we believe in his work," said Valdano. "He has a contract for next season and the plan is that he will continue being our coach." He...
BBC – Former Bosnian President Ejup Ganic, who was arrested at London’s Heathrow Airport over war crimes allegations, has been given bail by the High Court.Mr Ganic was detained on 1 March at the request of Serbia and is accused of killing wounded Bosnian Serb soldiers in 1992 during the Balkan wars. His lawyers say moves to make him face trial in Serbia are politically motivated and his arrest is illegal. Lord Justice Laws granted the 64-year-old bail on "stringent" conditions....
BBC – Seven people have been remanded in custody for a further 72 hours in the Irish Republic over an alleged plot to murder a Swedish cartoonist.The suspects were arrested by Irish police on Tuesday. They are accused of hatching a plot to kill Lars Vilks over a cartoon he drew depicting the Prophet Muhammad with the body of a dog. Meanwhile US authorities announced they have charged a Philadelphia woman with plotting to kill Mr Vilks. The woman, Colleen LaRose – who described herself...
BBC – Sir Alex Ferguson has challenged Wayne Rooney to surpass Cristiano Ronaldo’s 42-goal season for Manchester United.England striker Rooney reached 30 with two against AC Milan as United beat them 4-0 to send them crashing out of the Champions League 7-2 on aggregate. "That has to be his goal now doesn’t it?" said Ferguson referring to Ronaldo’s 42-goal tally in 2007-08. However, Rooney said: "I’m delighted to get two more goals but I haven’t set...
BBC – Public and transport services in Greece have ground to a halt as workers stage a second general strike in protest at the government’s austerity measures.Flights are grounded, and schools and hospitals closed in the 24-hour strike called by Greece’s two largest unions. The government says it sympathises with public anger over tax rises and wage cuts, but is refusing to back down. The head of the employers’ federation has accused the strikers of trying to make Greece...
BBC – EU nations have decided to support a ban on international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna until stocks recover.The bloc has agreed to back a motion for a ban during next week’s meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). The US has already given its support, but Japan – where most bluefin is eaten – may opt out of CITES controls. The EU is backing exemptions for traditional fishers, and deferring the ban for a year. Malta was
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BBC – David Beckham believes his AC Milan side can overturn a 3-2 deficit and send his former club Manchester United crashing out of the Champions League."It will be a tough game for us but nothing is impossible," said Beckham. The 34-year-old is relishing the prospect of facing United at Old Trafford for the first time in the last 16 second-leg tie. Beckham, still revered by United fans, said: "Coming to Manchester as a Milan player is exciting. I’m not nervous." Doubt...
BBC – The Conservatives have pledged to reverse what they say is the UK’s "shrinking" influence in the world.Shadow foreign secretary William Hague said the UK’s economic and diplomatic clout had fallen under Labour and the UK risked "retreating into its shell". In a speech in London, he promised "close" ties with the US if the Tories win power, and tougher action on Iran. Earlier Mr Hague said he would not seek an "instant confrontation" with the...
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