| UK : Man Admits Plotting To Behead Muslim Soldier
And it is only now revealed that 37-year-old Parviz Khan, one of the nine people arrested in late January and early February 2007, has pleaded guilty to plotting to kidnap and decapitate a British Muslim soldier. Khan, an "unemployed charity worker," admitted his guilt earlier this month, but the news was suppressed until a trial involving two other individuals, Amjad Mahmood, 33, and Zahoor Iqbal, 31, began. These two denied involvement in the plot. Originally, Parviz Khan, who is said to be the leader of the plot, had entered a "not guilty" plea in October 2007, and the trial itself began on January 14, 2008. It appears the case of Khan was heard before the other defendants. Those who are on trial are Parviz Khan, Amjad Mahmood, Mohammed Irfan, Zahoor Iqbal, Hamid Elasmar and Basiru Gassama.
Consider bedtime snack for baby
Dear Evelyn: Our 9-month-old has been waking every night for about two weeks for a bottle between midnight and 2 a.m. Feeding him seems to be the only thing that will get him back to sleep. Is this enforcing a bad habit? I do not know what else to do. Before this he was sleeping from 8 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. without waking up once. We have heard from various people that it could be teething or growth spurts, but they also said to not give him a bottle. I don't want to be doing something wrong that will take a huge effort to fix. N.D., online .
Subprime Mess At UBS Means First Loss
Other analysts were more reserved in their assessments.
Matthew Clark, of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc., said he believed the worst of UBS' subprime problems were over, but added that analysts "remain concerned that the consequent impact on UBS' franchise will not be clear for several quarters."
Peter Thorne, with independent brokerage Helvea SA, said the net losses are bad "but not a total shock."
"Given what U.S. firms have reported lately, UBS seemed a bit light on their subprime exposure," he said, adding that the additional $2 billion loss linked to other segments of the U.S. mortgage market is not really surprising.
UBS said that its ratio for measuring a bank's capital strength remained above the minimum level requested by Swiss banking regulators.
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