China executed Akmal Shaikh, a British man, convicted of smuggling a suitcase with almost 9 pounds (4 kilograms) of heroin into China on a flight from Tajikistan. Shaikh become the first EU national to be executed in China in 50 years.
Shaikh was arrested in 2007 and probably has bipolar disorder.
Chinese officials had not taken Shaikh’s [...]
British actor Stephen Fry is teaming with Reprieve to plead for the life of Akmal Shaikhis.
Are we doing the right thing or not with out troops in Afghanistan? I really don’t know the answer, in some ways I agree that we need to fight this war on terror and provide stability and training to allow the afghans to run their country, but is it really worth the effort with our [...]
Five years ago, the second largest earthquake ever recorded, and a subsequent tsunami, hit the Indian Ocean killing more than 220,000 people. The world came together in the days following Christmas in 2004 and rallied to provide $7 billion in aid. Now, the Thomson Reuters Foundation is working to ensure that next time, people can [...]
<p style=”font-weight: bold;”>Two British soldiers sacrificed their lives to stop Taliban suicide bombers detonating their devices in a packed marketplace, their commanding officer said.</p>
Lance Corporal David Kirkness, 24, and Rifleman James Brown, 18, both of 3rd Battalion The Rifles, were killed while manning a vehicle checkpoint near Sangin in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on Tuesday. [...]
Many military families are separated during the holidays. As civilians, we enjoy the peace and security that our brave soldiers work hard to provide for us. Christmas is a perfect time to show our appreciation. Having a son in the military, I know firsthand how difficult it is for all members of the family, especially [...]
The 100th British soldier to die in Afghanistan this year has been named as Lance Corporal Adam Drane.
The soldier, from 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment, died as a result of small arms fire in the Nad-e Ali area, in central Helmand Province, on Monday afternoon.Colleagues paid tribute to the 23-year-old from Bury St Edmunds [...]
Matinee idol and war hero Richard Todd, who starred in The Dam Busters, has died aged 90.
Todd, who played Wing Commander Guy Gibson in the 1955 classic, was Britain’s highest-earning post-war screen actor.
But the Dublin-born Todd was also a real-life hero, one of the first British officers to parachute into Normandy in advance of the [...]
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