Monday, October 18, 2010
The unidentified Briton, who also has Zimbabwean nationality, was snatched from a compound in the Adado region near the Ethiopian border on Thursday night. — Sapa- AFP
Takers for Pope’s plan
A CHURCH of England assistant bishop and a parish church have announced that they intend to become Roman Catholics within a new structure set up by Pope Benedict XVI.
Both oppose moves in the Church of England to allow women to serve as bishops. — Sapa-AP
Churchill’s influence
CHILEAN President Sebastian Piñera is planning to visit the rooms where Winston Churchill and his military commanders directed British strategy in World War 2.
The Chilean leader said Churchill’s phrase, “blood, toil, tears and sweat,” was an inspiration during Chile’s Herculean effort to rescue 33 men from a collapsed mine. — Sapa-AP
Reprieve for security
THE Afghan government yester day rolled back its plan to disband all private security firms, declaring that those protecting embassies and military bases could maintain their operations in the country. — Sapa-AFP
Swiss deportation vote
A SURVEY said a strong majority of Swiss voters would back a proposal to deport foreign criminals in a national referendum on the issue next month.
The proposal is backed by the nationalist Swiss People’s Party, whose posters showing white sheep kicking a black sheep off the Swiss flag prompted accusations of racism. — Sapa-AP
Iraqi bomb kills one
RUSH-hour bombings in Baghdad killed a government employee and wounded five other people at the weekend.
In the first, a doctor and his driver were injured . A bystander was hurt. Fifteen minutes later, a bomb hidden on a car killed its driver and injured two bystanders.
Source: Saba