Eight foreigners and two Afghans have been found shot dead next to abandoned, bullet-riddled vehicles in north-eastern Afghanistan, officials say. The dead foreigners are believed to be six Americans, one Briton and a German, who worked for an international charity providing eye care and medical help.
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Briton arrested for fraud over Iraq bomb detectors
January 23rd, 2010 |
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British police arrested a businessman who sold bomb detecting equipment to Iraq on suspicion of fraud Friday, as ministers banned the export of the devices amid concerns they do not work. The director of British-based company ATSC, Jim McCormick, 53, was arrested on suspicion of fraud by
China executes British national
December 29th, 2009 |
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China has executed a Briton convicted of drug-smuggling, RFE/RL reports. The execution came after China rejected a string of appeals from the British government and his relatives who say the man was mentally unstable and unwittingly lured into the crime.
China confirms death sentence for Briton
December 29th, 2009 |
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China’s Supreme Court said on Tuesday it had approved the death sentence against British national Akmal Shaikh, state media said, in the first official confirmation that his execution would go forward. Shaikh, a 53-year-old father-of-three who supporters say suffers from bipolar disorder,
China executes British national despite pleas
December 29th, 2009 |
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A Briton said to have serious mental health problems was executed in China Tuesday for drug smuggling despite last-minute pleas for clemency, a move roundly condemned by the British government. Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he was “appalled and disappointed” by the execution of Akmal
Italian court hands Knox 26 years for Briton’s murder
December 5th, 2009 |
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An Italian court sentenced American student Amanda Knox to 26 years in prison on Saturday for murdering her British room-mate in a drunken sex game, in a case which has drawn huge interest in Italy and abroad. After an 11-month trial in the Italian university town of Perugia, Knox, 22,
Briton shot in front of Belgrade nightclub
September 16th, 2009 |
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A British national shot last night near the Freestyler nightclub has undergone surgery and is in a stable condition, B92 understands from the Clinical Center. The injured young man, who is conscious, was taken to Casualty from the Centar hostel in Karađorđeva Street near the railway station.
Should criminals ever be repatriated?
August 7th, 2009 |
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A pregnant Briton jailed for life in Laos has returned to the UK to complete her life sentence. Should serving prisoners ever be repatriated?
Pregnant Briton ‘to leave Laos’
July 28th, 2009 |
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A pregnant Briton jailed for smuggling heroin in Laos could be returned to the UK to serve her life sentence under an agreement signed by the two countries.
Samantha Orobator, 20, from south London, was caught with 1.5lb (680g) of the drug at Wattay airport in the capital, Vientiane, last August.
Foreign Office minister Chris Bryant, who signed the deal, said he hoped she would be back in the UK within 10 days.
Another Briton held in Laos, John Watson, could also be sent back.
Obstacle
The 47-year-old is also serving a life sentence in Laos for drug smuggling after being detained in December 2003.
"I’ve spoken to their ministers today and they’re saying that they’re going to deal with this as fast as they possibly can"
Chris Bryant
Foreign Office minister
After signing the memorandum of agreement, Mr Bryant said: "I very much hope that with any luck Samantha will be able to return in the next week or 10 days."
He said she could only fly "for another two weeks or so" because of her pregnancy.
Mr Bryant told Sky News: "I very much hope that now that we’ve signed this agreement, which was the last remaining obstacle which prevented her from being transferred to a British prison, that she’ll be able to do so.
"I’ve spoken to their ministers today and they’re saying that they’re going to deal with this as fast as they possibly can."
He said he was "worried about" Watson’s condition, and added: "I do want to make sure that he is able to transfer at the same time as Samantha because nobody should be sitting in a prison rotting away without support from the British government."
Once a prisoner is transferred to the UK, the High Court is asked to set a minimum period that they would have to serve before being considered for parole.
Transferred prisoners are not able to appeal through British courts.</p
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