Celebrities call for Scots No vote Sir Mick Jagger is among the famous names who have urged Scotland to vote No in the referendum on whether the country should leave the UK Sir Mick Jagger, Sir Bruce Forsyth, Dame Judi Dench, Simon... (photo: AP / Paul White) York Press Better together : Let's Stay Together Photos Scotland Scotland independence referendum, 2014 Wikipedia: Scottish independence referendum, 2014 Wikipedia: Better Together (campaign) |
Islamic State extends gains in north Iraq, Kirkuk bombed The advance forced thousands of residents of Iraq’s biggest Christian town to flee, fearing they would be subjected to the same demands the militants made in other captured areas. Islamic State... (photo: AP / Karim Kadim) Khaleej Times ISIS Iraq Conflict Mideast Peace Photos Wikipedia: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
Pistorius accused of lying in court Oscar Pistorius was an "appalling witness" who repeatedly lied in his testimony in a crude attempt to defend himself against a murder charge over killing his girlfriend, the chief prosecutor at his... (photo: AP) Belfast Telegraph Crimes in S.Africa Murder Trial Oscar Pistorius Photos Wikipedia: Trial of Oscar Pistorius |
White House Must Decide Who Will Be Named in the CIA ‘Torture Report’ The CIA and the Senate can’t agree on how to mask the identities of those who helped the U.S. in its secret detention. Whose identities will Obama protect? The Senate Intelligence Committee’s majority... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais) The Daily Beast CIA Torture Photos Prison Abuse US Intelligence Wikipedia: Central Intelligence Agency |
Cambodia tribunal convicts Khmer Rouge leaders Click photo to enlarge Cambodian former Khmer Rouge servitors, Soum Rithy, left, and Chum Mey, right, embrace each other after the verdicts were announced, at the U.N.-backed war crimes tribunal in... (photo: AP Photo) Denver Post Cambodian genocide Khieu Samphan Nuon Chea Photos Wikipedia: Cambodian genocide |
Putin, Russia strike back against sanctions President Vladimir Putin has ordered government agencies to restrict imports of food and agricultural products from the countries that have imposed sanctions against Russia over the conflict in... (photo: AP / Alexei Druzhinin) Stuff European Union Photos Russia Vladimir Putin Wikipedia: Vladimir Putin |