Accusations that Pentagon retaliated against a whistleblower undermine argument that there were options for Snowden other than leaking to the media. Edward Snowden has called for a complete overhaul of US whistleblower protections after a new source from deep inside the Pentagon came forward with a startling account of how the system became a “trap” for those seeking to expose wrongdoing ... “You’re playing with fire.” ... Snowden continued ... ....
Sky sources understand Jose Mourinho is set to succeed Van Gaal as United manager with his agent, Jorge Mendes due to fly into the UK on Tuesday for talks. Van Gaal's United side won the FA Cup at Wembley after beating Crystal Palace 2-1 after extra time - a game which looks like it may have been the Dutchman's final game in charge ...Sky Sports News HQ's James Cooper wished Van Gaal good luck to which he replied "No, No - it's over" ... ....
Harvest should be the time for celebrations, weddings and full bellies in southern Malawi. But Christopher Witimani, Lilian Matafle and their seven children and four grandchildren had nothing to celebrate last week as they picked their meagre maize crop. Related. 'It's a disaster'. children bear brunt of southern Africa's devastating drought . Lucy Lamble. Last year’s drought, followed by erratic rains, hit the village of Nkhotakota hard ... ....
Syria is a raging war zone, torn by multiple conflicts that have created severe human suffering across much of the country. But on Saturday the U.S. advisers camp that Votel visited was quiet. Situated about 50 miles from the nearest fighting, it was remarkably quiet. The sharpest sound was a month-old puppy's yapping as he ran between visitors' legs ... Aides said Votel's flight into Syria was the first made in daylight by U.S ...The U.S ... ....
The biggest stars in pop are arriving at the BillboardMusicAwards in Las Vegas, where organisers have defended their decision to choose Madonna to pay tribute to Prince...Adele leads the British charge with eight nominations, while David Bowie is up for a posthumous award for his album Blackstar ... But Mark Bracco, executive producer of the awards show, said Madonna's tribute would be "very intimate and very respectful"....
Model Meredith Mickelson makes a splash at 2016 BillboardMusicAwards in Las Vegas on Sunday. The 2016 Billboard Music Awards marks one of music’s biggest nights as nominees and would be winners arrive in Las Vegas at the T Mobile stadium. The Weeknd leads the night’s awards ceremony show with 19 nominations in 16 categories....
If controversy at Sunday's BillboardMusicAwards over Madonna paying a tribute to Prince doesn't get you interested in tuning in, you could still feed your inner critic by checking out the celebrity fashions. You can be sure lots of fans will be passing judgement on the good, bad and ugly attire that stars wear on the red carpet at the Billboard Awards, which is airing live at 8 p.m....
Tez Ilyas started performing comedy in 2010 – hitting the ground running he found himself in no less than eight competition finals (including the prestigious BBCNew ComedyAward and Leicester Mercury New Comedian of the Year) ... In 2014 Mike reached the final of the ComedyGladiatorsCompetition and in July was announced the winner of the Fosters South Coast Comedian of the Year Award....