Twenty-seven members of a United States military intelligence unit at Baghdad’s Abu Ghraib prison either requested or condoned certain abuses of Iraqi prisoners there, an investigation concluded tonight.

SENIOR military officers were aware of widespread abuse of Iraqi prisoners by US soldiers, and lower-ranking troops should not be made scapegoats, the lawyer for an accused female soldier said yesterday.

LEON PAPPAS, 73, oldest member and former head pro at the Hans Merensky Estate Golf Course in South Africa, recalls the time they had to close the course for the day.

Pop superstar Michael Jackson was back in Las Vegas today hours after being arrested in handcuffs over child abuse allegations that could finish off his career and send him to prison for years.