Pakistan's opposition leader Nawaz Sharif has defied house arrest to join a protest march towards Islamabad. Sharif left his house in Lahore to join a convoy of vehicle, calling it a "prelude to a revolution". "These are the decisive moments," he told supporters. "I tell every Pakistani youth...[continued] Josef Fritzl, the man accused of imprisoning his daughter for 24 years in a cellar and fathering seven children with her, appeared in court this morning in St Poelten, Austria. The 73-year-old pleaded guilty to rape, false imprisonment, incest and coercion, but denied murdering one of the... [continued] Claims that British officals colluded in torture have spread to Egypt, where a young Briton says he suffered beatings and electric shocks when he was illegally detained for a week last July. The Guardian is reporting that Azhar Khan, 26, says he was held for five days by Egyptian... [continued] Two local authorities have hired Cherie Blair to sue Sir Fred Goodwin and the Royal Bank of Scotland for hundreds of millions of pounds lost when the bank was bailed out and the share price collapsed. The Times is reporting that Blair, acting as Ms Booth QC, has been... [continued] While the North Korean public struggle to survive on a diet of grass, seaweed and cabbage stalks, Kim Jong-il has spared no expense setting up the country's first Italian restaurant. The 'dear Leader', as he is known, sent chefs to Naples and Rome to learn how to make the... [continued]
Nawaz Sharif defies house arrest
Fritzl admits rape, but denies murder and incest
Britain ‘colluded in Egypt torture’
Cherie Blair hired to sue Fred Goodwin and RBS
North Korea opens first pizzeria
Monday, 16 March 2009
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