Officials: Man who led escape had help from jail teacher
By GILLIAN FLACCUS and ROBERT JABLON he probable mastermind in the brazen escape of three inmates from a California jail had help from a woman whose English classes he was…
Acts of torture
Former Chad dictator to face trial in Senegal
By BABACAR DIONE A former president of Chad accused of overseeing the deaths of thousands during his time in power will soon stand trial in Senegal on charges including war…
Kenyans’ lawyer says UK not interested in settlement
By TOM ODULA U.K.’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office has shown little interest in starting negotiations for a settlement with 20,000 elderly Kenyans suing the British government for alleged torture in…
RADICAL PREACHER GOES ON TRIAL IN JORDAN
By JAMAL HALABY FILE – In this Tuesday, April 17, 2012 file photo, Radical al-Qaida-linked preacher Abu Qatada is driven away after being refused bail at a hearing at London’s…
ACTIVISTS, FAMILIES PROTEST KASHMIR DISAPPEARANCES
By AIJAZ HUSSAIN A relative of a disappeared youth sits near a banner showing sketches of disappeared people during a protest organized by the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons…
CONDITION OF INDIAN GIRL WHO WAS RAPED IMPROVES
By NIRMALA GEORGE Indian women activists of India’s main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party jostle with Indian police women outside ruling United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi’s residence during a protest…