Kieran Lawrence looks at autonomous weapons and the effect they could have on modern warfare
Continuing a series on world leaders, Miles Deverson takes a look at Angela Merkel
Ben Bland examines the fallout from the Iowa caucuses and looks forward to the New Hampshire primaries.
In the first of a series on world leaders, Miles Deverson takes a look at Nicholas Sarkozy
Iran: Opposition sources claim that over two hundred people were arrested after a anti-government protests on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Shahbaz Bhatti, the Minister of Minorities has been assassinated by masked gunmen on Wednesday. Bhatti, who is one of the country’s few Roman Catholics, was strongly opposed to Pakistan’s Blasphemy Law. His death comes only three months after the murder of Salman Taseer by his own police bodyguards after he also opposed the Blasphemy Law which carries the death penalty in Pakistan.
Libya: Colonel Gaddafi remains in power in Libya despite a worsening domestic military position and mounting international pressure for him to go. There have been serious clashes as rebel forces which have taken control of the east of the country are advancing towards the capital of Tripoli. Gaddafi has betrayed his weak position recently by offering an amnesty to the rebels as well as various other concessions such as a new constitution, a free press and the extension of the availability of low interest loans. Meanwhile governments have been desperately trying to evacuate their own citizens from the country including 85,000 Egyptians. Jordan: The relatives of Islamists jailed by the Jordanian government have protested in Amman on Tuesday demanding their release.
Vatican City: The Pope has set out the case for the innocence of the Jewish people in the execution of Jesus Christ in his new book "Jesus of Nazareth-Part II”. He instead put the blame on the “Temple Aristocracy” and the supporters of Barabbas, the convict who was released by Pontius Pilate instead of Jesus. The Catholic Church however has not held the Jewish people collectively responsible for the death of Jesus since the 1965 Second Vatican Council. Sierra Leone: The Sierra Leone’s Supreme Court has banned the main opposition party, Sierra Leone Peoples' Party, from meeting to pick its candidate for President. The ruling has sparked accusations of government meddling and has threatened the stability of a country that was engaged in a bloody civil war as recently as 2002.
United States of America: Newt Gingrich, former Republican Speaker of the House during the Clinton Administration is reportedly planning to launch his campaign for the Republican Presidential nomination. He is perhaps most memorable for helping to cause the Federal Government shutdown in 1995 when his plans for a balanced budget were vetoed by then President Bill Clinton. However rather than blame Clinton for the shutdown the electorate blamed Gingrich and his fellow Republicans and aided Clinton’s re-election. He is currently fourth in polling behind Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney and Sarah Palin in the Republican race. However he looks set to be the first among his fellow Republican to formally announce his intentions to run for the Presidency in contrast to the faster paced 2008 election.
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