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30 Jul 2008
 
 
Parliament set to disband DSO
SOUTH AFRICA
An elite South African crime-fighting unit, which was accused by the ruling ANC of abusing its power in political cases, will be dissolved, a parliamentary committee said on Wednesday. The...
 
 
05 May 2008
 
Cabinet approves end of SA's elite crime unit
SOUTH AFRICA
President Thabo Mbeki's government has approved the disbanding of an elite South African crime-fighting unit, bowing to pressure from supporters of rival Jacob Zuma who accused it of political...
 
 
17 Mar 2008
 
FBI presence in bombed Pakistan diner adds to murk
MIDDLE EAST
Pakistani police carried out a dragnet following a bomb attack on Saturday night that killed a Turkish woman and wounded four FBI agents among several other people dining at a Italian restaurant in...
 
 
12 Feb 2008
 
SA's Scorpions anti-crime unit to be dissolved
SOUTH AFRICA
South Africa's elite FBI-style Scorpions anti-crime unit will be dissolved, Safety and Security minister Charles Nqakula said on Tuesday. "The Scorpions ... will be dissolved and the...
 
 
01 Feb 2008
 
Kenya opposition urges Africa to shun "dictators"
KENYA
Stung by Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki's presence at the African Union (AU) summit in Ethiopia, opposition leader Raila Odinga said on Thursday the continent should not return to legitimising...
 
 
03 Oct 2007
 
Elite SA crime unit in spotlight again
SOUTH AFRICA
South Africa's Scorpions crime unit is in the political spotlight again amid reports it was preparing to arrest the nation's police commissioner, the latest high-profile official targeted...
 
 
21 Aug 2003
 
CIA knew Sept 11 hijacker’s flight training plans
News
The US let in one of the future September 11 hijackers in mid-2000 for flight lessons despite suspicions of his links to al-Qaeda, a German magazine reported yesterday.
 
 
07 Feb 2003
 
EU parliament rejects war argument
News
A European Parliament delegation Thursday rejected US arguments for a war against Iraq, and said it was the job of the United Nations to ensure Baghdad possessed no weapons of mass destruction.
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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