Spain’s Eta ‘declares ceasefire’

5 September 2010 Last updated at 10:20 GMT Armed Basque separatist group Eta says it will not “carry out armed actions” in its campaign for independence. In a video obtained exclusively by the BBC, the group said it took the decision several months ago “to put in motion a democratic process”. The Spanish government has [...]

Army to discharge 5,000 injured troops

While ”only a proportion of those discharged are likely to have been injured on operations… this number is likely to grow as operations in Afghanistan continue”, the document said. The MoD refused to comment on the leaked document, but a spokesman played down suggestions that a mass cull of injured troops was in the offing [...]

Wyoming Man Donates $1.5M to Defend Arizona Immigration Law in Court

AP Sept. 1, 2010: Republican Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer waits for a TV debate to begin. PHOENIX — A Wyoming man has given more than $1.5 million to help defend Arizona’s controversial immigration enforcement measure in court, Gov. Jan Brewer’s office said Thursday. The contribution from Timothy Mellon of Saratoga is the largest [...]

New phone hacking inquiries call

3 September 2010 Last updated at 22:39 GMT Labour politicians have urged fresh inquiries into phone hacking claims surrounding the News of the World. Lord Prescott said he would go to court to find out if his phone was tapped. Ex Home Secretary Alan Johnson said last year’s police probe could be reviewed. A former [...]

UPS cargo plane crashes in Dubai, killing two

Smoke rose from the crash site, which was shielded from the highway by walls. Migrant labourers from a nearby camp gathered along the roadside to watch. UPS, an Atlanta-based company, the world’s largest shipping company, dispatched an investigation team to the scene. A Dubai-based spokesman for the General Civil Aviation Authority, Ismail al-Baroushi, said an [...]

Dems Seek to Undermine Vitter’s Momentum by Highlighting Prostitution Scandal

[easybranches.com: unable to retrieve full-text content] Louisiana Democrats are seizing on Sen. David Vitter’s role in a 2007 prostitution scandal for a new campaign attack ad that seeks to cut into the Louisiana Republican’s commanding lead over his election opponents.

Pakistan trio hit by ICC charges

Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat on the corruption charges The three Pakistan cricketers accused of corruption have been charged with various offences by the International Cricket Council (ICC). Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir are set to be questioned again by police over allegations deliberate [...]

Osteoporosis drug ‘doubles cancer risk’

[easybranches.com: unable to retrieve full-text content] A drug taken by more than a million people with osteoporosis could double their risk of developing cancer of the oesophagus, according to a new study.

Murkowski Concedes Alaska Primary Race to Tea Party Candidate

Shown here are Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, left, and challenger Joe Miller. (AP Photos) In a major upset, Sen. Lisa Murkowski conceded her GOP Senate primary race Tuesday night to Tea Party Express favorite Joe Miller. Miller, a Fairbanks attorney, led by 1,630 votes after more than 15,000 absentee ballots were counted late [...]

Obama calls for Mid-East progress

2 September 2010 Last updated at 01:34 GMT Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Each of the leaders pledged to work diligently toward peace US President Barack Obama has urged Israeli and Palestinian leaders not to let the chance of a permanent peace deal “slip away”. “This moment of opportunity may not [...]