A militia group in Iraq has said it's ready to
hand back
the body of the last of four British security guards who were kidnapped in 2007. Alan McMenemy and three other guards were
seized
in Baghdad along with a computer expert, Peter Moore. Mr Moore was the only one to be released alive, and this latest announcement
puts an end to
speculation about the fate of Mr McMenemy.
The prosecution in the trial of Hosni Mubarak has demanded the death sentence for the ousted Egyptian leader. One of the prosecutors said that Mr Mubarak was directly responsible for the killing of anti-government protesters during the mass protests that drove him from power. Jon Leyne reports.
The call by the prosecution should be no surprise, and yet many Egyptians will be shocked to hear this demand put so bluntly for the first time in the five-month trial. Whether Hosni Mubarak will be either executed or indeed convicted is another question entirely. The prosecution has been complaining of a lack of cooperation from the interior ministry in producing evidence, and one key prosecution witness changed his story when he was questioned in court, severely weakening the case against former President Mubarak.
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The renowned American photojournalist Eve Arnold has died in London at the age of 99. Her subjects range from Cuban fishermen to celebrities, such as Elizabeth Taylor, and political figures, including Jacqueline Kennedy and Malcolm X. Natasha Gruneberg looks back at her life.