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Alleged arms dealer in America following extradition
Richard Chichakli, who has been tied to convicted international arms dealer Viktor Bout, has been extradited from Australia to the US. The 53 year old alleged financial muscle behind the Bout gun-running organisation had been living in Melbourne under an alias before authorities arrested him in January. Syrian-born Chichakli had managed to evade police while working as a cleaner in the ...
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Police make more arrests in London murder
Three men have been arrested in London over the murder of the British soldier, Lee Rigby, 25, who was allegedly hacked to death by Islamist extremists. Two men aged 28 and 24 were arrested at their home in southeast London, while a 21-year-old man was arrested in a London street. Police are considering laying conspiracy to murder charges against the trio. They are being held by Counter ...
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June 28 to see News Corp split into two companies
WASHINGTON - Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation Friday announced the planned separation of the $76-billion conglomerate into two distinct publicly traded companies, with one to be renamed 21st Century Fox and the publishing firm to retain the News Corp brand. The split has been formally approved by the Board of Directors. The Company announced appointments to the Boards of Directors of both ...
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Arizona sheriff told to stop profiling Latinos
A US court in Maricopa County, Arizona has found that high-profile sheriff Joe Arpaio violated the constitutional rights of Latino men and women in his attempt to stop illegal immigration. Judge Murray Snow ruled that Arpaio's office would have to stop using race or Latino ancestry as a factor in stopping vehicles carrying Latino occupants. Arpaio had been sued by several Hispanic drivers ...
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Pakistani children die as bus explodes
At least 17 children have died in eastern Pakistan following an explosion on a school bus. Other children were also injured when a faulty gas cylinder on board the bus exploded. The incident occurred on the outskirts of the city of Gujrat, which is located about 200km southeast of the capital, Islamabad. Police have confirmed the children were on their way to school when the bus was ...
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Church objects to gay march in Kiev
A court in Kiev has banned Ukraine's first gay pride event. The court ruled the march, would have attracted anti-gay activists into the centre of the city, where annual Kiev Day celebrations would also have been taking place. A group of opponents led by the Orthodox Church led the objections to the march. The Church, through its Archpriest Georgy Kovalenko, issued the grounds for ...
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UK spy agencies defended over drummer soldier murder
LONDON - The British government has defended its spy agencies for failing to prevent murder of a soldier in London despite signs and revelations that the two suspects were well known to MI5. Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said it was impossible to control everyone all the time. "Peers and MPs will do a thorough investigation in terms of what the security forces knew but I've seen ...
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Peres Abbas Kerry to discuss peace in Jordan
World Economic Forum expected to present a new peace initiative at conference; Jordanian King Abdullah II: We need to help the parties get on the path of Arab Peace Initiative, time to stop feeding ...
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US Teenager Arrested Over School Bomb Plot
A teenager in the US is to be charged with attempted murder after he allegedly planned to carry out a bomb attack on his high school. Grant Acord, 17, was arrested after police in Oregon received a tip he was making a bomb to blow up West Albany High School. Benton County District Attorney John Haroldson said six bombs were later found in a secret compartment in his bedroom. These ...
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Texas Flash Floods More Than 200 Rescued
Flash floods caused by torrential downpours in San Antonio, Texas, have left at least one person dead and sparked a huge rescue mission to help hundreds of stranded drivers and residents. A woman who became trapped while driving managed to get onto the roof of her car but was swept away, firefighters said. Her body was later found near a fence. Authorities were searching for at least two ...
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L.A. stoplights synchronized to improve traffic
LOS ANGELES It seems that the impossible has occurred: The nation's most congested city has become a model for traffic control. Yes, gridlock still prevails and drivers' blood pressure still spikes as LA's traffic arteries seize up during every morning and afternoon rush hour. Yet, with the flip of a switch earlier this year, Los Angeles became a worldwide leader by synchronizing ...
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US teenager accused of planning to bomb school
A US teenager who intended to blow up his school will be charged with attempted aggravated murder after six bombs were found in his bedroom, a prosecutor said late Saturday. Grant Acord, 17, planned to attack his school in Oregon in a plot "forged and inspired" by a 1999 mass shooting at a high school in Columbine, Colorado, said Benton County District Attorney John ...
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Syria Hizballah Vows To Stay Until End
Syrian troops and their Iranian-backed Lebanese Hizballah allies have been pushing their attack on rebels in the mainly Sunni Muslim border town of Qusair. Pro-regime forces were reported May 25 to have unleashed artillery barrages in a bid to extend their control over the town. The pro-opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said more than 20 people were killed in the fighting. ...
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France Probing Stabbing Of Soldier
French authorities say it is too early to know whether the stabbing of a French soldier has a link to the murder of a British soldier by suspected Islamic extremists. The French soldier, who was wearing a uniform, was stabbed in the throat May 25 as he carried out an antiterrorist patrol in the La Defense business district outside Paris. Officials said the 23-year-old soldier was expected ...
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Will immigration reform get killed in Republican-led House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The biggest overhaul of U.S. immigration laws in a generation won bipartisan approval from a powerful U.S. Senate committee last week, but there is a strong chance that Republicans in the House of Representatives will end up killing ...
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Battle for Syrias Qusayr intensifies
Syria's western border town of Qusayr has come under fire for a seventh straight day as government forces backed by the Lebanese Hezbollah movement battled to drive out rebel fighters, witnesses have said. At least 40 people were reported killed on Saturday in what residents told Al Jazeera was the worst fighting they had seen since the start of the civil ...
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Rebel attack leaves 17 dead
About 200 suspected Maoist rebels set off a land mine and opened fire on a convoy of cars carrying local leaders and supporters of India's ruling Congress party in eastern India, killing at least 17 people and wounding 24 others, police said. Senior police officer M. Gupta said the attack occurred Saturday in the Sukma area, about 215 miles (345 kilometers) south of Raipur, the capital of ...
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Why I think were wasting billions on global warming by top British climate scientist
Last week, I was part of a group of academics who published a paper saying that the faster, more alarming, projections of the rate at which the globe is warming look less likely than previously ...
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Revealed The EUs great green U-turn on policy that is sending energy bills soaring across the continent
It is now urging members to restore Europe’s competitiveness by ‘fracking’ for cheap natural gas from shale, instead of pushing ‘renewable’ energy subsidies which cost consumers billions of ...
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Bud Britains bravest police horse returns to duty after being punched by football thug
Bud, who belongs to the West Yorkshire force, was hit by a Newcastle United fan following the team’s defeat to arch-rivals Sunderland last ...
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PETER HITCHENS For once a stupid insult is more important than brutal murder
By far the most important event of the week is the attempt to conceal the truth – that the leadership of the Tory Party hate their members and their ...
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Rachel Johnson My generation is soft Tell that to a Cub leader from Cornwall
But Mrs Loyau-Kennett was trained not just in first aid as a Brownie and Cub Scout leader, but in attitude, too. She had clearly taken to heart the Scout ...
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How COULD you boycott my daughters wedding Mothers fury as Lady Bath snubs wedding of her only son to bride set to become Britains first Black marchioness
The mother of Emma McQuiston, who will become Britain’s first black marchioness, has lambasted Lord and Lady Bath for refusing to attend her daughter’s wedding to their only ...
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The wrath of Widdy Ann Widdecombe brands Michael Howard a gloating bully and blasts Cameron for being obsessed with his image in explosive new book
Perhaps the most famous example was when I attacked Michael Howard as having something of the night about him and thereby ruined his hopes of the Tory leadership in ...
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Sunday paper of the year Judges praise us for more scoops must-read columnists and riveting exposes at top awards
The Mail on Sunday last week scooped one of the newspaper industry’s most coveted honours, being named Sunday Newspaper of the Year at the London Press Club ...
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Philippines seeing development in new property segment
Potential first-time home owners and start-up entrepreneurs can now take advantage of a one-of-a-kind SOHO residential unit in 8 Adriatico, according to press material recently released to the Philippines news media by Eton Properties Philippines Inc, a major realty firm run by property tycoon Lucio Tan.
Eton Properties is constructing a number of residential developments in the capital city, all of which are primarily targeted at the country’s first time home owners, a target market that is reflected in the name of their subsidiary handling the construction and sale of one new development, First Homes Inc. Read more
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