Archive for December, 2009

Judge dismisses Blackwater case

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

A US judge dismisses all charges against five guards from US security firm Blackwater over the killing of 17 Iraqis in 2007.

The noughties in television

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

A look back at the decade’s top-rated TV moments, the launch of Freeview, and the record fines

The noughties in cinema

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

A look at the box office smashes, Oscar-winning stars and behind-the-scenes trends of cinema in the 2000s.

Freed hostage tells of captivity

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Freed Briton Peter Moore says he was roughly treated after being kidnapped in Iraq but conditions improved in the last few months.

Scottish Labour’s front bench team

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

A guide to Scottish Labour’s front bench spokesmen and women in the Scottish Parliament.

Released hostage ‘held in Iran’

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

British hostage Peter Moore was held in Iran, a newspaper claims, but an Iraqi negotiator denies Iran was involved in the kidnap.

Ex-Indonesia leader Wahid mourned

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Thousands of Indonesians gather to pay their respects to former President Abdurrahman Wahid, as his funeral is held.

Surprise release poses questions

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Jim Muir looks at what may be behind the surprise release of British hostage Peter Moore in Iraq.

Major security breaches in Iraq in 2009

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

The year 2009 in Iraq can be easily marked as the year of security breaches.
2009 death toll neared 3543 casualties with more than 10970 wounded, security sources told Alsumaria News.
After Iraqi Government remarkably managed to ascertain security in the provinces and put an end to sectarian …

Diyala bombing kills 7, wounds 20

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

At least seven people were killed and 20 others wounded in a bombing that targeted a mourning convoy in Al Khales District in Diyala on Wednesday.
Al Khales police chief Major Shaker Al Zuhairi was wounded in the explosion, Diyala deputy governor Sadeq Al Moussawi said.
Security forces in Diyala …

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