G.I.’s Accused in Deaths Were Isolated From Officers

G.I.’s Accused in Deaths Were Isolated From Officers
WASHINGTON — Soldiers in an American Army platoon accused of murdering Afghan civilians for sport say they took orders from a ringleader who collected body parts as war trophies, were threatened with death if they spoke up and smoked hashish on their base almost daily.
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New legal powers used on nuisance drinker, 14
A FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD nuisance drinker has become the first in the region to be prosecuted under new powers aimed at stamping out anti-social behaviour.
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British police take to Twitter to offer window into life on the beat
Twenty-four hours a day, they’re on the streets — and, for one day at least, on Twitter.
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