The Reminder is making its archives back to 2003 available on our website. Please note that, due to technical limitations, archive articles are presented without the usual formatting.
Mannheim, Germany - A U.S. military tribunal refused to let lawyers question Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and one of his key deputys in the case against an Army reservist charged with abusing inmates at Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison. The judge argued he failed "to see the connection" between Rumsfeld and the behaviour of four soldiers charged with abusing Iraqi prisoners. Tuesday's ruling comes on the day of the release of a report into the prisoner scandal ordered by the Pentagon, which is expected to lay at least part of the blame at the feet of the U.S. defence secretary. Athens - An earthquake rattled Athens on Tuesday, including the Olympic venues in the Greek capital. No injuries or damage were reported by fire and police departments across Greece. Greece is one of the most seismically active countries in Europe, and earthquakes are common. During the Winter Games in 1998, an earthquake hit Nagano, Japan, but there was no major damage. Rome - Italy has rejected a demand by the kidnappers of an Italian journalist to withdraw its troops from Iraq. The group, calling itself "The Islamic Army in Iraq," said it could not guarantee Baldoni's safety unless Italy announced the troop pull out within 48 hours, although it stopped short of saying he would be executed. The same group is reported to have killed two Pakistani hostages in July.
