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Ahmadinejad unveils Iran's long-range 'ambassador of death' bomber drone

Posturing: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad unveils the Karar - a long-range bomber drone capable of carrying four cruise missiles
Posturing: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad unveils the Karar - a long-range bomber drone capable of carrying four cruise missiles


Lockerbie bomber blast at Britain: Jail killed me a million times

A senior Libyan official has confirmed that Megrahi (centre, pictured in a Tripoli hospital in September) is in 'good condition'

Fears for hostages as Philippines bus siege ends in gunfire

Manila hostage crisis

More than 1,000 Britons were 'exported' for trial last year

DAVID BLUNKETT

More than 1,000 people in Britain were arrested and sent abroad on the orders of European prosecutors last year, according to figures released yesterday. They show that the use of the controversial European Arrest Warrant has shot up by 50 per cent in a year.
The warrants - introduced in this country six years ago - are meant to make it harder for criminals to hide from justice by fleeing from one European country to another. They mean that a suspect arrested in Britain who is wanted in another European country has no right to ask a British judge to test the merits of the case against them. But a series of worrying cases has led to concern that the warrants can lead to injustice for people wanted on spurious charges in countries with less sophisticated justice systems. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1305343/More-1-000-Britons-exported-trial-year.html#ixzz0xRUlooLW

Alexander the Great poisoned by the River Styx

Alexander The Great
Scientists believe Alexander the Great was killed by a deadly bacterium found in the River Styx
American researchers have found a striking correlation between the symptoms suffered by Alexander before his death in 323BC, and the effects of the highly toxic bacterium.
They have speculated that the Macedonian king, who conquered vast swaths of territory between Greece and India...

Greece's tough action to cut deficit wins praise from IMF

A Greek swimmer: the country has won plaudits from the IMF for its approach to enforcing the austerity package. 
A Greek swimmer: the country has won plau
Greece was applauded for "a vigorous implementation of the fiscal programme" in the first formal review of its progress, with all the performance criteria met by the end of June deadline.
A joint statement from the EC, IMF and ECB said Greece was therefore on track to qualify for a €9bn (£7.5bn)...

Greek prices cut as holidaymakers urged to keep travelling

Greek prices cut as holidaymakers urged to keep travelling

The Greek government has reassured travellers that the country is safe Photo: ALAMY
Some tour operators have cut the price of package holidays to the country by more than half, while the Greek government has reiterated its commitment to compensate any holidaymakers left out of pocket by the strikes.

Britons 'trapped in false rape sting by blonde Swede on Greek island’

Britons 'trapped in false rape sting by blonde Swede on Greek island?
Greek police said there appear to be an increasing number of false rape claims at Greek holiday resorts
Photo: ALAMY
Men have been warned to be on their guard after the 26-year-old woman claimed a total of €800,000 (£666,315) in insurance after lodging allegations of rape on the island of Kos.

Greek crisis refuses to go away

Greek economy shrinks, jobless rate jumps
A shopper walks by a shop offering discounts of up to 70pc due to the economic crisis   Photo: EPA
A report by HSBC said banks had lost 8pc of their entire deposit base in the five months to May. "The Greek market has never, since the first data in 2001, experienced such attrition," said banking analyst Joanna Telioudi.
While some withdrawals point to capital flight by wealthy Greeks, it is clear that households and. . . .

Corfu honeymoon fall bride due to be flown home

Michael Dudbridge and wife Carrie 

Michael Dudbridge and wife Carrie Photo: STIAN ALEXANDER
Carrie Dudbridge, 27, fell up to 30ft from a hotel balcony on the Greek island last Sunday. Her husband Michael, 29, from Lewisham, south east London, has received donations from various sources to raise the £16,000 needed to fly his wife home as they did . . . .

Former Filipino cop hijacks bus, nine tourists released

Philippine commandos shoot dead Manila hostage taker

Six Chinese survive Philippine hostage crisis

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