The top mediator in Kenya's election crisis last year, former United Nations chief Kofi Annan, has sent the International Criminal Court (ICC) an envelope containing the names of those suspected of being responsible for the violence that broke out after

As an angry debate rages over the 200-plus people recommended for prosecution by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), an independent body set up under the 2003 peace agreement, civil society groups warn its many other recommendations risk being overlooked.

Leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta (MEND), Mr Henry Okah, who is standing secret trial in Jos, Plateau State, on the charge of treason, yesterday, bowed to pressure from leaders of the Niger-Delta when he finally

Two suspected militants were yesterday arrested by operatives of the Joint military Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta at Forcados in Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State, while trying to blow up crude pipelines with explosives.

Hizbul Islam chief Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys has reportedly accepted peace talks after discussions with Egyptian government officials, who have been leading efforts to mediate between Sheikh Aweys and President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed.

Saft, a world leader in high-tech batteries, has signed two contracts totalling more than $1m with DRS Technologies to supply its lithium-ion (Li-ion) energy storage systems for the Integrated Fight Through Power (IFTP) system for the US Navy's DDG 1000

Electronics packaging systems, for the housing of electronic components, must satisfy a wide range of requirements, from accommodating PCBs to containing complete systems, and are realised in various physical forms such as cabinets for indoor or outdoor use, as portable

Electronics packaging specialist Schroff will be exhibiting a complete family of ruggedised enclosure solutions designed to protect sensitive electronic systems in the most demanding of environments.From 19in cabinets and subracks to retainers for printed circuit boards (PCBs), Schroff's comprehensive range

Electronics packaging specialist Schroff has announced it is now the exclusive UK supplier of the ranges of ruggedised PCB retainers and associated products manufactured by Birtcher and Calmark, which are Schroff's sister companies within the Pentair Electronic Packaging Group.Birtcher and

Apathy. This is a word associated with a 'don't-care' outlook, an attitude of simply not caring about what is happening around one, disinterest, disengagement (or an apparent 'checking out') from society and a refusal to try and change what has

One Australian town has become the first in the country to ban bottled water. Bundanoon is banning bottle water in an effort to help the environment.

EADS Defence & Security (DS) will modernize the identification systems of the Slovakian armed forces in order to avoid friendly fire and to increase air traffic security. According to an announcement made by the company, Defence Electronics (DE), an integrated

at the Navy's test facilities at China Lake, CA. utilizing the WGU-58/B Guidance and Control System developed in cooperation with the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD).Jim Pennock, Vice President of Guided Rocket Sector Business Development at MBDA Incorporated

Vulnerability tests conducted at a number of federal facilities met with abysmal results, according to a report to the US Congress by the Government Accountability Office.

It's not that long ago that former President George W. Bush was being characterized as a dimwit. In truth, because he was not a smooth talker, he often came across as less than a deep thinker.

Under threat of lengthy jail time, his former chief of staff agreed on Wednesday to be a prosecution witness.

Are the antitax protests bigger than reported? It's not easy to tell, but a retired fisherman is keeping count.

Most historians agree famed explorer Meriwether Lewis killed himself in October 1809, but his descendants are not so sure.

The National Organization of Church Security & Safety Management (NOCSSM) will begin its new Church Security Tour by presenting a two day "Three Strands" Church Security Conference to be hosted at various Mega-Churches across the nation. "We have confirmed dates