DHL Hit in Massive IT Heist

Merseyside Police are appealing for information following the theft of thousands of pounds of mobile phone and consumer durables in a burglary at DHL‘s depot in Aintree, Liverpool, UK. Thieves made off with five lorries loaded with a substantial amount of property including sports clothing, mobile phones and electrical goods. One of the stolen lorries was recovered in Bootle. The four outstanding lorries are bright yellow and marked with the DHL logo, so they shouldn’t be too hard to spot

Leaked Emails Claim Guantanamo Trials Rigged

Leaked e-mails from two former prosecutors claim the military commissions set up to try detainees at Guantanamo Bay are rigged, fraudulent, and thin on evidence against the accused. Two e-mails, which have been obtained by the ABC, were sent to supervisors in the Office of Military Commissions in March of last year — three months before Australian detainee David Hicks was charged and five months before his trial began. The head of the military bar at the Australian Defence Legal Service, Captain Paul Willee QC, says if the emails are correct, he has serious misgivings about whether the detainees can get a fair trial

Lightsabre Reaps $260,000 at Auction

The lightsabre used by intergalactic hero Luke Skywalker in Star Wars has sold for US$264,000 at an auction of Hollywood props that fetched far more than expected. The deadly laser sword brandished by actor Mark Hamill in the original 1977 film was the star among 550 pieces of movie memorabilia that went on the block and fetched a total of more than US$2.6 million