Bahrain’s High Court of Appeals is today expected to announce its verdict in the case of 13 leading opposition figures the government claims are terrorists that are accused of plotting to overthrow the regime.
Prime Minister David Cameron and the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne were greeted by booing crowds at the Paralympics yesterday as they attempted to boost their popularity by awarding medals at the Games.
The 2012 Olympic Games are over, and whilst the Paralympics continue on, the Olympic rings need to come down. One of the the most famous ring displays around London was on Tower Bridge, and photographer Robin Baumgarten captured the moment that the bridge was closed to traffic to give workers time to take the rings down in this beautiful panoramic image.
For five months Mali has been divided into the South, ruled by a fragile government, and the North, which includes the historic cities of Timbuktu and Gao and is the theatre of the Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb’s expansion in the Sahel.
“Blade Runner” Oscar Pistorius is no stranger to controversy. In London the South African athlete was involved in a remarkable…