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Soham killer Huntley to sue over throat slash attack
Soham killer Huntley to sue over throat slash attack
Soham murderer Ian Huntley who killed schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman is to sue the Prison Service after he was attacked by an inmate.
The 36-year-old former school caretaker's throat was slashed in March at Frankland Prison in County Durham.
Huntley, who murdered the 10-year-olds in 2002, will claim the service has failed in its duty of care towards him.
But a Ministry of Justice spokesman said the compensation claim would be "vigorously defended".
Afghan leak: Wikileaks' Assange denies "blood on hands"
Afghan leak: Wikileaks' Assange denies 'blood on hands'
The founder of the website Wikileaks has rejected US claims he has blood on his hands after releasing 90,000 leaked classified documents on the Afghan war.
Julian Assange told the BBC there was no evidence that any informants had died as a result of the leaks.
He accused the Pentagon of trying to distract attention from the thousands of lives being lost in the war.
The White House has appealed to Wikileaks not to publish another 15,000 documents it is thought to hold.
The US denied Mr Assange's assertion that he had asked the US government to help vet the documents to protect lives.
Australia bushfires report calls for response changes
Australia bushfires report calls for response changes
A report into Australia's worst bushfires has called for sweeping changes to the way the authorities respond to natural disasters.
Some 173 people were killed when fires tore across Victoria in early 2009.
Over 155 days a royal commission heard complaints about a lack of official information from a string of witnesses.
The report says authorities should build shelters in vulnerable areas and devise a full evacuation plan. Victoria has vowed to act swiftly on the report.
Third California wildfire erupts, first two now half contained
Third California wildfire erupts, first two now half contained
Two separate fires still burning near the small mountain town of Tehachapi point out the need for more education, planning, codes, and common sense from people living in California's wild lands, officials say.
The more than 3,000 firefighters battling the flames got a slight break from the hot, windy weather Friday, when officials said the blazes were nearly halfway contained. Meanwhile, a third fire erupted 60 miles away Thursday afternoon. The Palmdale, Calif., "Crown" fire has consumed 12-1/2 square miles and forced the evacuation of 2,000 homes.
The fires serve as a wake-up call for residents and officials, says former Tehachapi mayor Deborah Hand.
Debate Heating Up on Plans for Mosque Near Ground Zero
Debate Heating Up on Plans for Mosque Near Ground Zero
An influential Jewish organization on Friday announced its opposition to a proposed Islamic center and mosque two blocks north of ground zero in Lower Manhattan, intensifying a fierce national debate about the limits of religious freedom and the meaning of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
The decision by the group, the Anti-Defamation League, touched off angry reactions from a range of religious groups, which argued that the country would show its tolerance and values by welcoming the center near the site where radical Muslims killed about 2,750 people.
But the unexpected move by the ADL, a mainstream group that has denounced what it saw as bigoted attacks on plans for the Muslim center, could well be a turning point in the battle over the project.