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Hambali was South East Asia's most-wanted man at the time of his capture Many rights activists and politicians hailed US President Barack Obama's decision to close the Guantanamo Bay detention camp - but the case of Bali bombing suspect Hambali shows how difficult a task it could be. In 2003 the US government's "war on terror" was at its height. Saddam Hussein was ousted from power in Iraq, efforts to rid Afghanistan of Taleban militants continued, and the countries on the "axis of evil" were further ostracised. He was suspected of orchestrating the Bali bomb attacks in 2002 that killed more than 200 people, as well as being the go-between for al-Qaeda and several regional militant groups - delivering orders and disbursing funds for Osama Bin Laden.
Hambali and the Guantanamo problem
Mr Mugabe told the state-owned Herald newspaper in Zimbabwe that nothing came out of his talks with Mr Carson - his first meeting with a US government official for many years. "You would not speak to an idiot of that nature," he said. "I was very angry with him, and he thinks he could dictate to us what to do and what not to do." Mr Mugabe pointed out that the Southern African Development Community (SADC) supported the unity government. "We have the whole of SADC working with us, and you have the likes of little fellows like Carson, you see, wanting to say: 'You do this, you do that.' In May last year he described her as "a little American girl trotting around the globe like a prostitute" after she suggested that the then-opposition Movement for Democratic Change had won the disputed presidential election.
Mugabe calls US envoy 'an idiot'
Junto a la pesca del salmón es, sin duda, la actividad favorita del ex ministro de Fomento, amante de la naturaleza, quien se inició desde niño junto a su padre con la caza de arceas y perdices. Su ascenso político no le hizo disimular la afición, más bien al contrario
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Sign in to read: Why robots can't be trusted with weapons ...
THE idea that robots might one day be able to tell friend from foe is deeply flawed, says roboticist Noel Sharkey of the University of Sheffield in the UK. He was commenting on a report calling for weapon-wielding military robots to be programmed with the same ethical rules of engagement as human soldiers. The report ( www.tinyurl.com/roboshoot ), which was funded by the Pentagon, says firms rushing to fulfil the requirement for one-third of US forces to be uncrewed by 2015 risk leaving ethical concerns by the wayside.
UAE Blackberry update was spyware
In the statement, RIM told customers that "Etisalat appears to have distributed a telecommunications surveillance application... independent sources have concluded that it is possible that the installed software could then enable unauthorised access to private or confidential information stored on the user's smartphone". It adds that "independent sources have concluded that the Etisalat update is not designed to improve performance of your BlackBerry Handheld, but rather to send received messages back to a central server". The concern over this unauthorised access only came to light when users started reporting problems with their handsets. After downloading the update, users across the country noticed significantly reduced battery life, poor reception and in some cases, handsets stopped working altogether. Users have complained that the firm's customer service is unable to provide information on the problem. Initial advice led many users to simply buy new batteries.
'I do everything... the bees still die'
Scientists there have dubbed the phenomenon colony collapse disorder - but some experts argue that this is misleading, and that what's killing the bees is the way they are being exploited by commercial beekeepers. BBC World Service science reporter Matt McGrath went to meet one beekeeper in California for whom colony collapse disorder is a very real affliction. On a windy isolated dirt track, in the shadow of the Sierra Nevada mountains sit David Bradshaw's bee hives, hovering between life and death.
