 Uganda must pay about $2bn (£1bn) in compensation to troops who served under ex-presidents Idi Amin and Milton Obote, judges have ruled. The country's appeals court said about 45,000 former soldiers had not been properly dismissed in 1979 and should receive back-pay. The Ugandan army vowed to appeal against the ruling. A spokesman said the ex-soldiers did not deserve to be paid and the military had no obligation towards them. Correspondents say it is unclear how the Ugandan government could afford to pay the former troops even if it were prepared to do so. However, the defence team expressed confidence that its clients would receive more than 20 years of back-pay. One man who served under Idi Amin said he was thrilled with the victory and would use the money to give up work and relax. ...
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 Rally for missing BBC journalist |
Palestinian journalists have rallied outside parliament in Gaza City in support of the BBC's Alan Johnston, who is thought to have been abducted. They were joined by Palestinian Information Minister Mustafa Barghouti and the BBC's Middle East bureau chief, Simon Wilson. Palestinian security officials say Johnston was kidnapped from his car by masked gunmen on Monday. The BBC says it cannot independently verify these reports. Efforts to secure Mr Johnston's release have been continuing. More than 20 journalists gathered to voice their support for Johnston who has been the BBC's Gaza correspondent for three years. Wilson thanked the Palestinian journalists for their support for Johnston and spoke of the high regard in which they hold him. ...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6461785.stm
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| Caution urged on climate 'risks' |
Two leading UK climate researchers say some of their peers are "overplaying" the global warming message and risk confusing the public about the threat. Professors Paul Hardaker and Chris Collier, both Royal Meteorological Society figures, are voicing their concern at a conference in Oxford. They say some researchers make claims about possible future impacts that cannot be justified by the science. The pair believe this damages the credibility of all climate scientists. Both men hold the mainstream view on climate change - that human activity is the cause. But they think catastrophism and the "Hollywoodisation" of weather and climate only work to create confusion in the public mind. They argue for a more sober and reasoned explanation of the uncertainties about possible future changes in the Earth's climate. ...
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| NY cops indicted in groom shooting |
Three New York police officers will be indicted on Monday on criminal charges for firing 50 shots at three unarmed black men, killing one on his wedding day, the head of a detectives' union said on Friday. The case has generated outrage among blacks in New York and prompted a series of protests. Michael Palladino, president of the Detectives' Endowment Association, told a news conference three New York Police Department officers would be indicted in the fatal shooting of Sean Bell hours before his wedding on November 25. Palladino said he had not been informed of the content of the indictments or whether the officers will now face trial for murder, as some in the black community have called for. Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said he will announce the results of the sealed grand jury investigation at a news conference on 11 a.m. on Monday. Such investigations are secret. Brown said in a statement the results would remain sealed until Monday....
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| Northeast cleans up winter storm's mess |
Cleanup crews were out early Saturday to clear snow and ice from Manhattan streets in preparation for the city's St. Patrick's Day parade, a day after a heavy storm buffeted the East Coast.Friday's weather caused the cancellation of more than 1,000 flights and was being blamed for at least five traffic deaths in New Jersey and three in Pennsylvania, authorities said.Forecasters said the sleet, snow and freezing rain that pelted the East Coast Friday had tailed off, and the National Weather Service canceled a winter storm warning for New York City and the surrounding areas."We got the whole gamut there," Nelson Vaz, a meteorologist with the weather service, said early Saturday. He called the weather "a pretty impressive late-winter storm."...
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| Popular dog, cat food recalled after kidney failure, deaths |
A major manufacturer of dog and cat food sold under Wal-Mart, Safeway, Kroger and other store brands recalled 60 million containers of wet pet food Friday after reports of kidney failure and deaths.An unknown number of cats and dogs suffered kidney failure and about 10 died after eating the affected pet food, Menu Foods said in announcing the North American recall. Product testing has not revealed a link explaining the reported cases of illness and death, the company said."At this juncture, we're not 100 percent sure what's happened," said Paul Henderson, the company's president and chief executive officer. However, the recalled products were made using wheat gluten purchased from a new supplier, since dropped for another source, spokeswoman Sarah Tuite said. Wheat gluten is a source of protein....
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