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Jamaica: Woolmer's death remains a mystery
Bob Woolmer's sudden death has become the subject of a maelstrom of allegations from match-fixing to poisoning but Jamaican Deputy Commissioner Mark Shields insists "there is no evidence it's a homicide".
Woolmer's wife, Gill, who lives in Cape Town, said: "I don't see any conspiracy in his death. I am aware that his death is being viewed as a suspicious death."
The results of toxicology tests, which could provide a conclusive answer to whether there was foul play, were due today.
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Somalia: Soldiers' mutilated corpses dragged through Mogadishu
Somali insurgents dragged soldiers' bodies through the streets of Mogadishu before burning them today during some of the worst clashes since the interim government took over in December, a witnesses said.
Many believe the defeated Islamists, along with disgruntled clan and warlord militiamen, are behind regular hit-and-run attacks.
"Something like that is of course a horrendous, horrendous act and we condemn it in the strongest possible terms," US envoy to Kenya Michael Ranneberger said.
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US: Bush may invoke executive privilege for aide subpoenas
Congressional Democrats defied President George W. Bush today and authorised legal orders to compel White House aides to testify under oath about the firing of eight US prosecutors before Congress.
Bush might next claim executive privilege, a legal doctrine that shields him and his aides from having to answer questions or turn over information, in his battle with Congress.
The White House was showing no signs of compromise.
Are we going to change our conditions? No, but it's probably worth giving members of Congress a little time to think about this," a White House spokesman said.
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- NZ HERALD STAFF / REUTERS
