Chuck Schumer's Brother Tied To Comcast Deal He Supports (UPDATE) Pakistani Lawmaker Arrested After Women, Children Found In Home Dungeon. A dungeon holding several people, including two women and three children, was discovered inside a Pakistani lawmaker’s home on Sunday, according to police.
Abdul Rehman Khetran, a legislator for the conservative religious party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam and former provincial minister, was arrested after the discovery was made inside his home in the southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan, an area riddled with smugglers and drug lords, reports Reuters. Authorities freed the prisoners and also arrested Khetran’s son and six private guards, Barkhan district police chief Abdul Ghafoor Marri said, per Reuters. Amritsar. Golden Temple Raid: Did Thatcher Government 'Collude' With India On Amritsar Massacre?
David Cameron has ordered an urgent investigation into possible British involvement in a deadly raid on a temple in India that left more than 1,000 dead.
The Prime Minister has ordered an investigation into an MP's claim that the Thatcher government "colluded" with India on the attack on the Golden Temple in Amritsar in 1984. Previously secret documents indicate an SAS officer helped the Indian authorities draw up plans to remove dissident Sikhs. The Prime Minister has asked Cabinet Secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood to look into the case and report back to him, with the Government acknowledging the papers raise "legitimate concerns". The Pakistani servant girl tortured to death. 10 January 2014Last updated at 20:19 ET Iram (left) is believed to have suffered a horrific death The case of a 10-year-old girl in Pakistan's Punjab province, whose employers confessed to beating her to death last week, has highlighted concerns about child rights.
The BBC's Saba Eitizaz reports on a case that shocked the nation. Human rights organisations argue that Pakistan's labour laws ignore child abuse in a country where almost half the population is under the age of 18. What’s the Matter With Kansas’ Schools? Charges for 106 in Huge Fraud Over Disability. Photo The retired New York City police officers and firefighters showed up for their psychiatric exams disheveled and disoriented, most following a nearly identical script.
They had been coached on how to fail memory tests, feign panic attacks and, if they had worked during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, to talk about their fear of airplanes and entering skyscrapers, prosecutors said. And they were told to make it clear they could not leave the house, much less find a job. But their Facebook pages told investigators a starkly different story, according to an indictment and other court papers. Former police officers who had told government doctors they were too mentally scarred to leave home had posted photographs of themselves fishing, riding motorcycles, driving water scooters, flying helicopters and playing basketball.
What happens if authorities seize your laptop? 3 January 2014Last updated at 02:51 GMT By Tara McKelvey BBC News Magazine David Miranda (left) had his laptop seized by UK authorities - presumably because he is the partner of journalist Glenn Greenwald A federal judge in New York has ruled authorities can seize travellers' laptops at the border without citing a legal reason, suspecting the traveller of a crime, or explaining themselves in any way.
What happens if they take yours? The news over the past year has been filled with stories of the National Security Agency (NSA) and its surveillance operations and the risks to online privacy. The release of documents obtained by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden sheds new light on its global electronic spying programme. Naples' Girolamini: The looting of a 16th Century library. 18 December 2013Last updated at 20:14 ET By Alan Johnston BBC News, Italy Book-lovers around the world have been helping investigators trace thousands of rare volumes looted from one of Italy's oldest libraries by a gang of thieves including the librarian himself.
While most have been recovered, a number of invaluable 15th and 16th Century books are still missing. Paul Ryan Was 'Frustrated' By Conservative Groups, But Still Thinks They Are 'Very Important' WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep.
Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) says he was frustrated with conservative groups that protested the bipartisan budget deal he helped engineer, but distanced himself from House Speaker John Boehner's (R-Ohio) public criticism of the groups. The House Budget Committee chairman tells NBC's "Meet the Press" that these groups are "very important elements" of the conservative movement. 12 Corporate Espionage Tactics Used Against Leading Progressive Groups, Activists and Whistleblowers. December 3, 2013 | Like this article?
Join our email list: Stay up to date with the latest headlines via email. ALEC calls for penalties on 'freerider' homeowners in assault on clean energy. An alliance of corporations and conservative activists is mobilising to penalise homeowners who install their own solar panels – casting them as "freeriders" – in a sweeping new offensive against renewable energy, the Guardian has learned.
Over the coming year, the American Legislative Exchange Council (Alec) will promote legislation with goals ranging from penalising individual homeowners and weakening state clean energy regulations, to blocking the Environmental Protection Agency, which is Barack Obama's main channel for climate action. Details of Alec's strategy to block clean energy development at every stage – from the individual rooftop to the White House – are revealed as the group gathers for its policy summit in Washington this week.
NSA 'planned to discredit radicals over web-porn use' 27 November 2013Last updated at 08:26 ET The document highlights ways to embarrass six Muslim targets The US authorities have studied online sexual activity and suggested exposing porn site visits as a way to discredit people who spread radical views, the Huffington Post news site has reported.
It published a document, leaked by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, identifying two Muslims said to be vulnerable to accusations of "online promiscuity". An official said this was unsurprising. But campaign group Privacy International called it "frightening". Egypt protests: New law condemned as 'repressive' 24 November 2013Last updated at 16:36 ET BBC's Orla Guerin in Cairo: "Egypt has become a nation of protesters" Human rights groups in Egypt have condemned a new law restricting public protests which has been signed by the interim President Adly Mansour. The law bans protests without prior police notification.
Many believe the new legislation is aimed mainly at supporters of the now-banned Muslim Brotherhood and the ousted president, Mohammed Morsi. Mass protests have led to the toppling of two Egyptian presidents in the past three years. Continue reading the main story Analysis Orla GuerinBBC News, Cairo. Conspiracy Act. Florida 'bullying death' charges dropped. 21 November 2013Last updated at 09:49 ET. Next Stop On The Road To Surveillance State: License Plate Scanners. Here's How Ronald Reagan Played A Role In The NSA's Hack Of Google, Yahoo. SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Back when Yahoo was something hollered at a rodeo and no one could conceive of Googling anything, President Ronald Reagan signed an executive order that extended the power of U.S. intelligence agencies overseas, allowing broader surveillance of non-U.S. suspects.
At the time, no one imagined he was granting authority to spy on what became known as Silicon Valley. But recent reports that the National Security Agency secretly broke into communications on Yahoo and Google overseas have technology companies, privacy advocates and even national security proponents calling for a re-examination of Reagan's order and other intelligence laws.
Experts suggest a legislative update is long overdue to clear up what Electronic Frontier Foundation legal director Cindy Cohn calls "lots of big gray areas. " A Galveston Med Student Describes Life and Death in the "Safety Net" Why This Congresswoman Opposes Effort To End Horrifying Horse Abuse.