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G8 summit: Riot police is back!
Demonstrations against next week’s G8 summit in Northern Ireland have begun in London with with police reporting six arrests. Media from England have reported minor scuffles between police and demonstrators. Ahead of the protests, riot…
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INDIAN TWINS JAILED FOR MANAGING BROTHEL
Two Indians, who are twin brothers, have been sentenced for three-and- a-half months for managing a brothel and helping their accomplices live on the earnings of six prostitutes. Raman and Lakashmanan Selvaraj were shocked on…
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DIDN’T EXPORT MILITARY EQUIPMENT TO PAK: ISRAEL
Israel has vehemently denied selling any military equipment to Pakistan, firmly stating that it would not do anything that could undermine India’s security. “Israel’s Ministry of Defence will be liaising with the UK Department for…
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US death row author William Van Poyck executed
A US man who orchestrated a deadly prison van ambush in 1987 in an attempt to free a prisoner has been executed. William Van Poyck died by injection at the Florida State Prison.”Set me free,”…
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WORLD’S OLDEST MAN DIES AT 116
The world’s oldest person in recorded history — 116-year-old Jiroemon Kimura — died of natural causes early on Wednesday in his hometown in western Japan, just days after the demise of a Chinese woman with…
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Turkish government open to referendum to end protests
Turkey’s government has offered a first concrete gesture aimed at ending nearly two weeks of street protests, proposing a referendum on a development project in Istanbul that triggered demonstrations that have become the biggest challenge…
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More revelations promises US-snooping whistleblower
India to seek details New Delhi also made it clear that it would be “unacceptable” if it was found that domestic laws relating to privacy of information of citizens were violated.Voicing surprise and concern, India…
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IRAN SEEKS TIGHTER CONTROL OF FOREIGN SCRIBES
Iran’s culture minister is seeking to tighten rules to supervise visiting foreign journalists. A report on Wednesday by the semi-official Mehr news agency quotes Mohammad Hosseini as saying tighter measures are being sought after an…
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WOOLWICH TERROR SUSPECT DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL
One of the two men being held by the police over the murder of soldier Drummer Lee Rigby has been discharged from hospital and moved into custody in a south London police station, the Scotland…
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France urges ‘joint action’ on southern Libya Islamists
France’s foreign minister urged Libya and its neighbours to work together to tackle threats from “terrorist groups”, as he visited Niger a week after the country was hit by deadly attacks blamed on Islamists from…
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