Bradley Manning, the US soldier convicted of handling hundreds of thousands of secret documents to the Wikileaks organization has spoken for the first time during his trial. Private Manning told the sentence hearing he was sorry he had hurt people and the United States. The BBC’s David Willis is outside the court in Maryland.
Bradley Manning made a very brief prepared statement he addressed his remarks directly to the judge in the times. He even appeared to be on the verge of tears. He apologized repeatedly for what he done, he said I'm sorry that I hurt people, I'm sorry that I hurt the United States. Then added that he was dealing with a lot of issues at the time that he leaked that a slew of classified information. That wasn't an excuse, he said, but it was something to be borne in mind.
The Nigerian military says it's killed the second in command of Islamist group Boko Haram. It said Momodu Bama died during a Boko Haram attack in the northeastern state of Borno early this month. There has been no independent confirmation of his death. The armed forces have been carrying out operations against the groups since President Goodluck Jonathan declared an emergency in three northeastern states in May.
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Israeli and Palestinian representatives meeting in Jerusalem are reported to have begun their first direct negotiations in three years. The initial session is likely to focus on borders and security. Our BBC correspondent says the talk has been held in a downbeat atmosphere. Earlier Israel released the first group of Palestinian prisoners freed as part of the negotiating process brokered by the Secretary of State John Kerry. But it also announced an expansion of its settlement program on occupied territory.