Monthly Archives: August 2010

One of Africa’s most feared militias, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), has carried out a campaign of mass abductions on both sides of the remote border between the Central African Republic (CAR) and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according … Continue reading →

James Hildreth has been carrying the weight of expectation ever since, six years ago, in only his second first-class match, he made a century against a Durham attack containing Shoaib Akhtar at somewhere near his peak. His former captain, the … Continue reading →

Among the guests at the Big Chill Festival last weekend was ex-Joy Division bassist Peter “Hooky” Hook. During a Q&A, Hook was invited to name the “biggest pillock” he’d ever met during his days as a regular at the legendary … Continue reading →

It is being heralded as the first “prommercial” and will be proclaimed as the future of the music industry. It may also help rescue the tattered reputation of television advertising. Not bad for a 15-year-old British electronica band without a … Continue reading →

The Legionaries of Christ, the Roman Catholic group that combines an estimated £21bn fortune with intense moral turpitude and extreme conservatism, is facing its nemesis this month. For years the organisation was protected by John Paul II, the Polish pope, … Continue reading →

The daughter of the former mayor of New York City, Rudolph Giuliani, was arrested for shoplifting at a beauty store. Police said Caroline Giuliani, 20, a student at Harvard University, was seen on security video taking five items of make-up … Continue reading →

English singer and musician Newton Faulkner, famed for his 2007 his single “Dream Catch Me”, has been on the UK festival circuit this summer. The Independent Online caught up with him to ask him about his life in ten questions: … Continue reading →

Proclaiming a key campaign promise kept, Barack Obama yesterday announced that the US combat mission in Iraq would end as scheduled this month, leaving a transitional force of 50,000 that in turn will be out of the country by 31 … Continue reading →

Nelson still has another 18 months to treasure looking down at the bottled replica of his flagship HMS Victory from atop his column. But already the battle has begun among the next armada of contenders vying to catch the admiral’s … Continue reading →