Poland's conservative President Lech Kaczynski vowed on Friday to campaign for a return of the death penalty in the European Union.He said the EU, which has effectively banned capital punishment, would to come to see it was justified for murder. "Countries who give up this penalty award an unimaginable advantage to the criminal over his victim, the advantage of life over death," Kaczynski told public radio. Kaczynski and his twin brother Jaroslaw, Poland's prime minister, won power last year promising a tough stance against corruption and crime in the biggest ex-communist EU member. ...
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 2 Maryland Inmates Charged With Stabbing Guard to Death May Face Death Penalty |
Two inmates already serving life sentences who are accused of fatally stabbing a corrections officer could face the death penalty, prosecutors said. Two aggravating factors — a murder committed by someone serving a life term and killing a law enforcement officer — could lead to a death sentence if the inmates are convicted of first-degree murder, said a spokeswoman for the Anne Arundel County state's attorney's office.Lee E. Stephens, 27, and Lamarr C. Harris Jr., 35, were charged Wednesday with first- and second-degree murder in the stabbing of corrections officer David McGuinn at the maximum-security Maryland House of Correction in Jessup.McGuinn, 42, was counting inmates alone late Tuesday when he was attacked and stabbed several times in the neck and back, authorities said...
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| Malawi anti-graft chief suspended |
The head of Malawi's anti-corruption bureau has been suspended, hours after arresting ex-President Bakili Muluzi. Gustav Kaliwo's suspension was ordered by Malawi's current head of state, Bingu wa Mutharika, national TV said, but gave no reason for the decision. In an interview with the BBC, Mr Kawilo said he acted fully within the law when he detained Mr Muluzi on Thursday. Mr Muluzi has been released on bail after being charged with corruption and fraud. He denies the charges. Reuters news agency quoted an unnamed presidential aide as saying Mr Kawilo had "been suspended pending investigation into his disciplinary conduct". Mr Muluzi was arrested on Thursday morning and questioned by anti-corruption agents about financial transactions during his time in power....
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| Swiss map permafrost after signs Alps crumbling |
Switzerland has carried out its first ever survey of permafrost — the frozen soil that keeps its mountains glued together — as evidence mounts that global warming may trigger natural disasters in the Alps.Permafrost, found in mountains as well as in Arctic regions, was slowly thawing, the government's environment office said, increasing the risk of rockfalls and mudslides threatening farmers, villages and tourists. "The gradual melting of permafrost in the Alps is a consequence of climate warming. The example of permafrost shows that Switzerland, as an Alpine nation, is heavily affected," the office said in a statement. ...
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| Brakes slam on US economic growth |
The US economy, the world's largest, has slowed in the second quarter of the year, on the back of rising interest rates and soaring energy costs. Gross domestic product (GDP) grew at an annual rate of 2.5% in the three months to the end of June, compared to a 5.6% annual rate in the previous quarter. Some slowdown had been expected, but its severity comes as a surprise. The US dollar dropped on the news, as analysts questioned their forecasts for annual US economic growth. The Federal Reserve predicts that the US economy will expand by 3.5% this year, compared with a growth rate of 3.2% in 2005.Shaun Osborne, a strategist at Scotia Capital, said that Friday's Commerce Department report would "probably underpin expectations that US growth will slow quite sharply in the second half of the year and into 2007". ...
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| Israeli bombs kill 14 in Lebanon |
Intense Israeli bombardment killed 14 people in Lebanon on Friday and more Hizbollah rockets hit Israel, as diplomacy to end the 17-day-old war marked time. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, now in Malaysia, delayed her departure at the last minute, scotching hopes she would go back to the Middle East for more talks as early as Friday."I am going to return to the Middle East. The question is when is it right for me to return," she said, giving no further explanation.Warplanes repeatedly bombed hill villages near the southern port of Tyre and hundreds of artillery rounds crashed across the border from Israel, killing 10 people, including a Jordanian.Four people died in about 70 air strikes in the eastern Bekaa Valley, Lebanese security sources said....
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