News with and about 'war'



Man who threw egg at peer jailed

added on 2010-07-29 14:30:40 (BBC News - News Front Page)
A man who threw an egg at Conservative peer Baroness Warsi when she was on a visit to Bedfordshire is jailed for six weeks. ...more.

'Not our war' says soldier mother

added on 2010-07-29 14:30:40 (BBC News - News Front Page)
The mother of a soldier killed in Afghanistan says she believes British troops are fighting a war that is "not ours". ...more.

California in 'fiscal emergency'

added on 2010-07-29 14:00:48 (BBC News | World | UK Edition)
California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declares a fiscal state of emergency, putting pressure on lawmakers to pass a budget. ...more.

Hungary sued over Nazi art loot

added on 2010-07-29 13:30:52 (BBC News | World | UK Edition)
A Jewish art collector's heirs sue Hungary for the return of art worth more than $100m (£64.1m) seized in World War II. ...more.

'Not our war' says soldier mother

added on 2010-07-29 12:00:39 (BBC News - News Front Page)
The mother of a soldier killed in Afghanistan says she believes British troops are fighting a war that is "not ours". ...more.

added on 2010-07-29 10:01:11 (Pravda.Ru: Russian news and analysis)
American journalists call Mr. Hayward "the most hated person in the U.S.," although the head of BP most likely was doing all he could within his competence to resolve the issue. It is unlikely that the situation will change for the better with the arrival of a new director. Yet, the public made its "verdict" to Tony Hayward. A net loss of BP for the second quarter of 2010, according to US GAAP reporting, has amounted to $17.15 billion against $4.385 billion profit for the same period last year. BP’s loss for six months amounted to $11.071 billion ...more.

Air leaks from the WikiLeaks balloon

added on 2010-07-29 09:30:52 (Washington Post - Politics)
Boy, that was quick. One day, the WikiLeaks uproar was sparking a once-in-a-generation debate about the disclosure of classified information, the audacious role of a stateless organization beyond the reach of sovereign nations, and the old media's complicity in packaging the 91,000 pages of Afghanistan war documents. Wikileaks - Recreation - Ballooning - Aviation - United States ...more.

Newspaper review

added on 2010-07-29 08:30:42 (BBC News - News Front Page)
Focus on David Cameron's "export of terror" Pakistan warning ...more.

Federal Diary: Insurers group warns of premium increases

added on 2010-07-29 07:31:00 (Washington Post - Politics)
Entering the ring in the fight over fixing health insurance coverage is the Association of Federal Health Organizations. ...more.

Sarkozy calls for tolerance but also cautions Muslims about France's identity

added on 2010-07-29 07:30:59 (Washington Post - Politics)
PARIS -- Faced with swelling unease over the place of Muslim immigrants in France, President Nicolas Sarkozy called Tuesday for tolerance among native French people but warned that arriving Muslims must embrace Europe's historical values and avoid "ostentation or provocation" in the practice of... ...more.