Reuters said the Muslim Council of Britain, which is the largest umbrella group of Muslims in the country, is asking the public for help in identifying the man in the video who has an English accent. The group has since expressed condemnation in the murder of the journalist in Syria and is calling for the stop of "poison of extremism" in their communities.
According to federal disclosure filings, the government of Uganda has hired the services of DC consulting firm Mercury to aid in its public relations and lobby in US soil. The signing of the one-year, $600,000 contract came one month after the Obama administration announced its initial substantial sanctions against the African country for its harsh laws against the LGBT community there.
The Wall Street Journal said Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has also gave his approval to the Special Intervention Plan and the release of funds to implement the said government initiative. His office has confirmed the action, and said that an "immediate release" of 1.9 billion naira, or around $11.7 million, to implement the plan has been approved.
An Arizona judge allowed convicted murderer Jodi Arias to represent herself on the second penalty phase her murder case in September, Latin Post reported. Jurors will then decide whether Arias will be sentenced to death or life imprisonment.
