BEIRUT — The Iranian authorities acknowledged Saturday for the first time that at least three protesters had been beaten to death in prison after the disputed presidential election in June, as a military court announced that 12 prison officials had been charged with murder and other crimes.
The Scottish authorities acknowledged Thursday that they were considering requests for his early release on compassionate grounds because he has terminal prostate cancer.
The Scottish authorities acknowledged Thursday that they were considering requests for his early release on grounds of compassion because he has terminal prostate cancer.
For all the intensive tests, investigations and hypotheses, however, the authorities acknowledged that they still had no idea where the stuff came from.
HOHHOT, Inner Mongolia — Chinese authorities publicly acknowledged for the first time on Sunday the depth of anger among ethnic Mongolians over the hit-and-run killing of a herder by a Han Chinese truck driver nearly three weeks ago, which became a catalyst for days of street protests and led to fears among officials here of an outbreak in anti-Han violence.
In January, corrections authorities acknowledged that the F.B.I. was investigating Avalon's alleged misconduct at its Tulsa work-release facility for men.
Military authorities acknowledged at the time that the 23-year-old soldier was believed to have walked away from his post for unknown reasons.
On June 30, the authority publicly acknowledged for the first time that the $16 billion effort to rebuild the World Trade Center was potentially years behind schedule and billions of dollars over budget.
Three weeks ago, the authority acknowledged publicly for the first time that the transit hub and other elements at ground zero faced delays of up to a year or more and cost overruns in the billions.
But authorities acknowledge that the potential for abuse is a bit nerve-racking.
