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Bin Laden''s driver denies committing war crimes

Bin Laden''s driver denies committing war crimesLondon, July 21 : A former driver of al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden has pleaded not guilty to charges at the first war crimes trial to be held at the Guantanamo Bay prison facility run by the United States.

Yemeni national Salim Hamdan, 37, has been accused of conspiracy and supporting terrorism, and faces life in prison if he is convicted. Hamdan has been in custody for nearly six years

About 270 suspects still remain in detention in Guantanamo Bay.

British Army to recruit Caribbean youngsters

British Army to recruit Caribbean youngstersLondon, July 21 : The over-stretched and under-manned British Army is all set to spread its wings to enrol more Caribbean youngsters.

Now chiefs are planning to send recruiters to Jamaica for new talent. They want other Caribbean youngsters to follow in the footsteps of Victoria Cross winner Lt Cpl Johnson Beharry, who joined up from Grenada.

The armed forces are on their way to the home of reggae to entice new squaddies to sign up in wake of operations in war ravaged Iraq and Afghanistan.

Indian doctor charged for pool sex act in Britain

London, July 21 : An Indian doctor in Britain has landed in trouble for allegedly committing a sex act in a swimming pool packed with children.

US F-22 Raptor is new top gun

US F-22 Raptor is new top gunLondon, July 21 : US F-22 Raptor, the world’s most

Police could spend more than two million pounds protecting Blair

London, July 21 : Police could spend more money protecting Tony Blair than his successor as Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

A Scotland Yard source said looking after Brown would cost about 1.5 million pounds a year, but the bill for guarding Blair is expected to be two million pounds or more this year.

A source told The Mirror: "He is still at the highest risk level because he is seen as the man who took Britain into Afghanistan and Iraq. His new job trying to reconcile Middle East problems has pushed up costs because we have to have more of everything."

Blair has made five trips to the Middle East, each time with a team of plain-clothes officers.

Brit cops put rape victim in cab, make her pay fare home

London, July 21 : Two Brit cops allegedly marched a rape victim found crying in the street at 1am to a cab firm, and then made her pay the fare home.

The woman, said to be an executive who earns 70,000 pounds a year, had been at a party on a Thames boat and was spotted by passers-by, slumped on a south London pavement.

They alerted two Pcs and asked them to assist the woman, who was wearing only a black T-shirt.

However, instead of driving her to a hospital or a police station, the officers took her to a taxi firm close to Southwark Tube station, South London.

After it was found no one could collect her, the taxi firm agreed to take her home.

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