TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has nominated a North Korean-educated former Iranian military official for a key post in his government.
Families of dead British soldiers begin legal challenge
LONDON (Reuters) – Relatives of British soldiers killed in Iraq began a legal challenge against their government on Monday, saying they could have survived had the army provided them with better equipment to protect themselves. The families of three soldiers killed by road-side bombs while patrolling in armoured vehicles between 2005 and 2007 believe their deaths represented a breach of their right to life under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The Ministry of Defence disagrees, saying soldiers who died in combat in Iraq did not fall under the ECHR provision. …
Pistorius murder defense team faces few options
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Ever since 'Blade Runner' Oscar Pistorius's girlfriend was shot dead in his Pretoria home last week, South African papers have printed lurid details of the killing which, if true, pose major challenges to the Paralympic star's defense team, experts say. Initial reports of the shooting in the early hours of Thursday suggested Pistorius, 26, a double amputee who became one of the biggest names in world athletics, may have mistaken law graduate and model Reeva Steenkamp for an intruder. … Families of dead British soldiers begin legal challenge
LONDON (Reuters) – Relatives of British soldiers killed in Iraq began a legal challenge against their government on Monday, saying they could have survived had the army provided them with better equipment to protect themselves. The families of three soldiers killed by road-side bombs while patrolling in armored vehicles between 2005 and 2007 believe their deaths represented a breach of their right to life under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). Britain’s defense ministry disagrees, saying soldiers who died in combat in Iraq did not fall under the ECHR provision. …
Police: 13 injured at South Africa platinum mine
JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- Nine miners were injured Monday when a machete-wielding mob attacked union stewards and security guards opened fire with rubber bullets amid ongoing labor rivalry at an Anglo American Platinum mine, police said.
Pakistani clerics to boycott peace conference
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Pakistani clerics upset with anti-Taliban comments coming out of Afghanistan said Monday they will boycott a conference of religious leaders being held to denounce violence and press for a peaceful end to the 11-year-old Afghan war.
Bulgaria sacks finance minister amid protests
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria's government sacked Finance Minister Simeon Djankov on Monday, dumping the man who has kept a tight rein on spending in the EU's poorest member amid nationwide protests over electricity prices. Djankov's dismissal comes as rightist Prime Minister Boiko Borisov is seeking a second term in a July election and raises questions over whether the government will loosen the purse-strings as it tries to shore up support. … Myanmar migrant survivors tell of throwing dead overboard
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Myanmar nationals rescued from a sinking ship by the Sri Lankan Navy have told of throwing 98 people overboard after they died of starvation and dehydration, Sri Lanka’s police said on Monday. Sailors rescued 31 adult males and a boy on February 16 when their damaged wooden ship began to sink about 250 nautical miles off Sri Lanka’s southeastern coast, Sri Lanka’s navy said on its website (www.navy.lk). …
Workers and police clash at airport during Iberia strike
MADRID (Reuters) – Striking union workers clashed with police at Madrid's Barajas airport on Monday on the first day of a week-long strike over more than 3,800 pending job cuts at Spain's flagship airline Iberia. More than 80 Iberia flights were canceled as workers at the carrier began a series of five-day walkouts that are expected to cost the airline and struggling national economy millions of euros in lost business. Hundreds of workers flooded into Terminal 4 at Barajas – the biggest airport in Spain – to noisily protest, chanting and whistling, with one group staging a sit-in. … Eurofighter still in race for India jet deal - CEO
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – The chief of the Eurofighter Typhoon said on Monday that it is still in the race for a fighter jet deal in India as British Prime Minster David Cameron began his tour to win new trade in the Asian country. “We believe the Eurofighter is still there,” Eurofighter Chief Executive Enzo Casolini said at a press briefing in Abu Dhabi. “We are on standby, in case they come back to us.” India started exclusive talks with France’s Dassault Aviation for an order of 126 Rafale jets worth $10 billion in January 2012, over the competing British-backed Typhoon. …
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