'Mercenary is a Slanderous Term'
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The founder of Blackwater defends himselfâand his company.
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A noted political scientist joined one of Sen. George Allen's former college football teammates in claiming the senator used a racial slur to refer to blacks in the early 1970s, a claim Allen dismisses as "ludicrously false."
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Digital music service BurnLounge is accused of operating an illegal pyramid scheme.
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From special forces commander to soldier of fortune, Simon Mann's colorful career reads like a thriller. Born to a world of wealth and privilege, the British mercenary made a fortune in some of Africa's bloodiest wars &#151; and even enjoyed a stint in the movies.
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A service is accused of $200 million in false charges for dishonest online sellers and telemarketers.
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A leading Republican, speaking on behalf of President Bush&#39;s reelection campaign, yesterday accused Senator John F. Kerry&#39;s campaign of exploiting
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THE men exposed as plotting a coup in Equatorial Guinea are the scum of the earth. Next time someone demands that the West should &quot;take over and sort out Africa&quot;, remember this scandal and the real face of Western intervention it reveals.
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Â· Survivor plays down talk of heroism Â· Foreign secretary updates casualty figures
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By MIRROR REPORTERS  CULT teen website Bebo was yesterday accused of glorifying gun crime. One homepage, called "Westongangsters", on the popular networking site shows images of firearms and notorious US gangsters alongside the names of Limerick feud victims.
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Lawyer accuses Zimbabwe of criminal conspiracy to deport British mercenary while appeal was pending
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The Obiang regime in Equatorial Guinea yesterday jailed 11 foreign mercenaries for up to 34 years, as documents surfaced further implicating Mark Thatcher in a British-led coup attempt which has caused international embarrassment.
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One of the hunt supporters who invaded the House of Commons denies being helped by an insider.
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Claims 'deceit, negligent misrepresentation' over CRM deal
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The leader of the alleged coup plot in Equatorial Guinea, Simon Mann has spent all of his adult life in the murky worlds of special forces and mercenaries.
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MALABO : The prosecutor in the case of South African alleged mercenary leader Nick du Toit, who has admitted a limited role in a coup bid in Equatorial Guinea, called for him to be sentenced to death.
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"It is absolutely untrue that I ordered investigators to conceal payments from the OECD. This is what The Guardian alleged. It is categorically denied"  The Attorney General, Lord Goldsmith, has denied ordering British investigators to conceal from the international anti-bribery watchdog more than 1 billion in secret payments allegedly made to a Saudi prince.The payments were allegedly received by Prince Bandar bin Sultan, the former Saudi ambassador to the United States, from BAE Systems for setting up the 40 billion Al Yamamah arms deal in the 1980s with the full knowledge of the Ministry of Defence.The Guardian reported that when the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) - the world's anti-corruption watchdog - tried to look into the deal earlier this year, the details were not disclosed by British officials. Read more
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Farcical. Lamentable. Simply dangerous. It seems no words are too strong to express France's outrage with a lawmaker who embarked on what the government insists was a private mission to free three hostages in Iraq.