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Four other soldiers were injured in the attack near Basra

Susan Hull reaction

The US State Department has rejected a coroner’s conclusion that the “friendly fire” death of a British soldier in Iraq was unlawful and a criminal act.Lance Corporal Matty Hull, 25, died near Basra in March 2003 when a US pilot fired on his [...]

A convoy carrying the director of the United Nations refugee agency was fired on as it returned to Gaza City on Friday, but there were no casualties, according to security sources and witnesses.
“Eleven bullets hit his armoured car. We don’t know who did it yet. We are investigating,” a security source said.
The attack on the convoy happened as [...]

Italy’s Romano Prodi raised the thorny issue of human rights with Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday, but appeared at pains to avoid any clash that could damage relations with Moscow.
“The summit touched on all themes. We also spoke about freedom of the press, freedom of association and human rights as fundamental values of our societies,” [...]

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Mexican police have seized what they say is one of the biggest amounts of cash confiscated in an anti-drug raid.More than $205m (£103m) were found in the Mexico City safe house, as well as guns and drugs.
Seven people were arrested. They are accused of illegally importing chemicals used to make amphetamines.
The total recovered in [...]

Gabriel was the driving force behind the festival in the early 1980s

Musician Peter Gabriel is to perform at this summer’s Womad festival to mark its 25th anniversary.Gabriel, the co-founder of the world music event, will appear on 27 July with a line-up which includes 70 artists from 40 countries.
The event will be held at Charlton [...]

 Panda has released NanoScan, an online virus scanning service that is able to perform a full sweep of a computer in less than one minute. The speed is a vast improvement over current virus scanners, which take as much as an hour or more to complete.
The company isn’t giving specifics on how the software works, [...]

 Panda has released NanoScan, an online virus scanning service that is able to perform a full sweep of a computer in less than one minute. The speed is a vast improvement over current virus scanners, which take as much as an hour or more to complete.
The company isn’t giving specifics on how the software works, [...]

Casino Royale to be screened free at Aussie PS3 launch.
Attending a midnight launch for a new game or console usually involves hours of aimless waiting, but Sony Computer Entertainment Australia (SCEA) is making sure eager Aussie gamers camped out at Sydney’s Pitt St Mall for next week’s release of the PlayStation 3 are kept entertained.
The [...]

Somalia has seen an upsurge of violence in recent months

Seven people have died in Somalia in a suspected bombing attack on the outskirts of the capital, Mogadishu.A BBC correspondent says four children were killed in the blast in Afgoye town, where people were seeking safety after escaping the war-torn capital.
Police suspect a bomb may have [...]