in retaliations for
the capture of a family member.
World news on the BBC.
The head of the Shia Muslim Movement in Lebanon Hazbollah has warned that his group will, as they put it, turn the lives of hundreds and thousands of Israelis into hell if Israel attacks Hazbollah. Hassan Nasrallah said that Hazbollah had what he called precision rockets that could hit a number of targets in Israel.
Germany's highest court has
overturned
the postwar constitutional ban preventing military combat operations on national soil. The constitutional code said the deployment of troops in Germany would only be allowed in what it called a state of emergency of catastrophe proportions. It ruled that any decision to deploy troops would have to be taken by the cabinet not just the defense minister. The German government has wanted more flexibility to deal with potential terrorist threats.
The trial of a US army major, accused of killing 13 colleagues at Fort hood in Texas 3 years ago, has been postponed indefinitely due to a dispute about his beard. The court refuses to hear his case unless he's clean-shaven. But lawyers for major Nidal Malik Hasan said that his Muslim faith
precludes
this. Alastair Leithead is in Los Angeles.
The military trial of major Nidal Malik Hasan was due to start next week but it has been stayed indefinitely until the issue surrounding his beard can be resolved. It's against army regulations to wear a beard in a military court. And after refusing orders to do it himself, the court asked him to be forcibly shaved. The trial has been put on hold when an appeal's court decides whether this will be allowed.