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In a Sudanese field, cluster bomb evidence proves just how deadly this war has ... - The Independent
"Even just before you came here this morning, they bombed us," claimed a villager, who refused to give his name. "They bombed us in Abdey and the place called Jabrona, near here." Though The Independent heard an Antonov fly over the valley that morning ...
Local elections: 'They knock on the door and ask us to give them our ballot ... - The Independent
The man, who declined to give his name, said he was recently visited by a man of south Asian origin who tried to collect the ballots. He refused. Unlike many local authorities, Tower Hamlets now ensures all postal ballots are electronically scanned.
Study raises doubts over treatment for prostate cancer - The Independent
A leading British specialist, who asked not to be named, said: "The only rational response to these results is, when presented with a patient with prostate cancer, to do nothing." Cancer of the prostate is the commonest male cancer affecting 37000 men ...
Sudan's disappeared: lives lost in the crossfire - The Independent
"The government considers the allegations in this case propaganda from the (rebels) without any evidence," a government official said. The government is also heavily reliant on aerial bombing using transport aircraft. Often bombs are simply rolled out ...
The Scotland Yard officer in hot water over phone hacking - The Independent
A Scotland Yard detective is expected to be identified as the person responsible for the bungled investigation into phone hacking, according to sources close to the Leveson inquiry. The Independent on Sunday understands that the main shortcoming ...
Bahrain? It's perfectly peaceful, claims Formula 1 chief Ecclestone - The Independent
One race team principal, who did not wish to be identified, told The Independent it is "inconceivable that there will not be some sort of attempt to disrupt [the race]". The FIA, the governing body of motor sport and Formula One, said in a statement it ...
Feldheim: A hamlet swept by the winds of change - The Independent
One farmer shifting sacks of pig fodder eventually agreed to exchange a few words but refused to give his name: "The wind turbines are no trouble; we hardly notice them. You think differently when they bring in cash," he said.
Explosive new powerbase: Asia goes for broke with arms race - The Independent
There is a perceived threat there, in countries like Vietnam and the Philippines," said one defence analyst, who asked to remain anonymous. While China has little interest in exporting socialism, aware that Soviet Russia collapsed because of its ...
Occupy activists fear that America's pro-Israeli lobbyists want a war - The Independent
“Follow the money, then you'll always find the answer,” says one occupier who declined to give her name - which sounds reasonable before she launches into a theory about Zionist property developers bankrolling the 2001 attacks on the World Trade centre ...
Murder probe after 13-year-old girl dies - The Independent
A member of staff at the nearby Earl of Doncaster Hotel, who declined to give his name, said the park had been cordoned off by officers, who had also come in to speak to the general manager about the incident. A spokeswoman for Yorkshire Ambulance ...
Between The Covers: 'Hatchet Job of the Year Award' and the London Super Comic ... - The Independent
he refused to give his name. Between the Covers spent most of the evening trying not to catch the eye of Rachel Johnson, one of the Award's judges, having written a hatchet job about her well within a writer's memory. So we hid behind the battered ...
Nasa plans to scale back missions to Mars to save money, claim scientists - The Independent
Two scientists, who asked not to be named, said the cuts to the Mars missions were part of a proposed reduction of about $300m in Nasa's $1.5bn planetary science budget. More than $200m of those cuts are in the Mars programme, they said.
Burma back on the map: Tourism returns to South-east Asia's forbidden land - The Independent
One Burmese man, who works in tourism but asked not to be named, said: "Probably it's OK now: nobody will listen. But nobody knows what's going to happen. Maybe they will come back in six months and ..." Here, he mimed somebody yanking him away by the ...
A mob steeped in violence with extensive links to underworld - The Independent
"They travelled around in a gang; they would never do anything individually," said a relative of one of their former victims, who declined to be named because of continued fears of reprisals. "They were trying to be like the Richardsons [a violent ...
Simon Read: Finding trustworthy financial advice - how readers deal with it - The Independent
Another reader, who asked to remain anonymous, reported his personal experience of poor advice from a bank. "When I was 57 I took out a 10-year mortgage for £80000, with repayments calculated on my then salary. The question of when I intended to retire ...
What does Russia really think about Vladimir Putin? - The Independent
"The first time we met, he was meek, avoided eye contact and seemed unsure of himself," the politician, who asked not to be identified, told me on the sidelines of an international conference recently. "He would say things like, 'The army generals want ...
Major Syrian oil pipeline is blown up - The Independent
Jordan has asked the Arab League to be exempted from imposing the sanctions over concerns of the toll they will take on the kingdom's already ailing economy, a senior government official said yesterday. The EU has banned oil imports from Syria in a ...
Independent Appeal: Charity in the danger zone - The Independent
"We are afraid that if this war continues, Kenyans may start looking at Somalis as the enemy," says a local police chief, who asked to remain anonymous. "Many of the refugees that come to these areas are in hiding, they are terrified of what might ...
World Aids Day: Elton John on the streets with Ukraine's lost generation - The Independent
Another, who declined to give his name in case its publication prompted discrimination against him, berated his country for letting such an injustice occur. "I understand how things in Ukraine work," the patient said. "It is all patronage, commerce and ...
World Aids Day: Elton John on the streets with Ukraine's lost generation - The Independent
Another, who declined to give his name in case its publication prompted discrimination against him, berated his country for letting such an injustice occur. "I understand how things in Ukraine work," the patient said. "It is all patronage, commerce and ...
Chevron to join slick of oil supermajors in Kurdistan - The Independent
Gulf Keystone owns other interests in Kurdistan, and sources close to the company believe that at least another two of Exxon's six interests relate to these fields. However, this could not be confirmed yesterday. The news will be a huge boost to Gulf ...
Ciao! Berlusconi stands down - The Independent
Its new cabinet may last a month or two longer than planned, a senior government official said yesterday, but also added that, whatever happens, Greeks should not expect any relief from the tough austerity measures they have endured for two years. ...
Lloyds Bank boss's illness shakes City confidence - The Independent
A Lloyds shareholder, who chose to remain anonymous, said yesterday: "The whole thing is very unsatisfactory and I can see why people have said: 'I don't know what's going on and I'm going to sell.' "I doubt he will be able to come back and run the ...
Swank staff sacked over Chechen gaffe - The Independent
She's really upset by what happened," says a source close to the affair. "It's partly her fault. But what can she do? She can hardly fire herself." Mr Weinberg's role in the saga was particularly unfortunate. Just before the event, the talent manager ...
CPO rebels win pitch battle to give club pause for thought - The Independent
Another shareholder, who gave her name as Kim but did not wish to be identified, said that the club's alleged promise to give "Yes" voters a place on a roll of honour at a new stadium was "shabby". Clint Steele, who initiated a move to get the meeting ...