Hong Kong angry, sad at handling of Manila siege

 

Hong Kong, China (CNN) -- The hostage crisis in Manila that left eight Hong Kong tourists dead has generated sorrow and anger as well as raised many questions over the handling of the situation by the Filipino authorities.
"This is a serious blow to Hong Kong people. We all feel ...

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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

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

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

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 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

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’

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

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 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

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Assange: Pentagon could be behind rape claim

 

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has speculated that the Pentagon could be behind a rape accusation that prompted Swedish prosecutors to issue a warrant for his arrest which was later withdrawn.

Abuse awaits William Gallas at Arsenal – but he is no Sol Campbell

Sol Campbell receives abuse from Tottenham fans on his return to White Hart Lane as an Arsenal player in October 2001. Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
The severed pig's head that landed with a gristly squelch at the feet of Luís Figo as he tried to take a corner for Real Madrid against Barcelona in 2002 was the best evidence yet that tribal hatred was . . .

Newcastle United 6-0 Aston Villa | Premier League match report

Andy Carroll celebrates scoring Newcastle United's third goal against Aston Villa at St James' Park. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA
Will Kevin MacDonald remember this as the day he decided he did not want to be Aston Villa's manager after all? Did Bob Bradley begin packing during half-time before boarding the next available transatlantic flight?
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Fulham 2-2 Manchester United

Fulham's Brede Hangeland celebrates his late equaliser against Manchester United at Craven Cottage. Photograph: Eddie Keogh/Reuters
A weekend of capering wins for Arsenal, Chelsea and Newcastle United ended with a reminder that the Premier League is still a place of gripping struggle.
Fulham seized a 2-2 draw in the 90th minute when the centre-half. . . .

Al-Qaida in Yemen: Poverty, corruption and an army of jihadis willing to fight

 

Armed men claiming to be al-Qaida members address a crowd in Yemen's southern Abyan province. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
The market at Jaar, a small city in Abyan province in southern Yemen, is on a filthy, dusty road strewn with garbage, plastic bottles, cans and rotten food. Plastic bags fly on the hot wind and feral dogs sniff around the vegetable stalls. Minibuses and donkey carts jostle for . . . .

Horse-trading begins as Australia votes for a hung parliament

Australian prime minister Julia Gillard: 'It is clear neither party has earned the right to government in its own right'. Photograph: KeystoneUSA-ZUMA / Rex Features
Australia faces days of uncertainty and political horse-trading after prime minister Julia Gillard acknowledged that neither the ruling Labor party nor the opposition conservative coalition had . . . .

Outrage at UN decision to exonerate Shell for oil pollution in Niger delta

Oil pipelines in Okrika, near Port Harcourt. The UNEP denies it has been influenced by Shell, which paid for its $10m, three-year study. Photograph: Ed Kashi
A three-year investigation by the United Nations will almost entirely exonerate Royal Dutch Shell for 40 years of oil pollution in the Niger delta, causing outrage among communities who . . .

Iraqi killer of British worker Margaret Hassan escaped from jail a year ago

British, Irish and Iraqi citizen Margaret Hassan was kidnapped and murdered by a Sunni group in 2004. Photograph: Care/AP
An Iraqi convicted of the 2004 kidnapping and murder of the British aid worker Margaret Hassan escaped from jail nearly a year ago, it was revealed today.
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Attitude towards contraception in Argentina puts women at risk

President Cristina Kirchner’s administration won plaudits last month when Argentina became Latin America’s first country to legalise gay marriage, but critics say pressure from the Catholic church and conservative groups continues to curb reproductive rights. Photograph: Daniel Garcia/AFP/Getty Images
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Rewa's Kelepi Qaqa and Navua's Adam Dickinson tussle for possession as Posiano Kalisito looks on during yesterday's BOG final at Prince Charles Park in Nadi.

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Netanyahu: Peace 'difficult but possible'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu conducts his weekly Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010. Mr. Netanyahuspelled out his opening position for the new round of Mideast peace talks set to begin next week, insisting on key security conditions and saying an agreement . . . . .." (AP Photo/Uriel Sinai, Pool)

Iran inaugurates nation's first unmanned bomber

This photo, released on Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010, by the Iranian Defense Ministry, reportedly shows the launch at an undisclosed location of the Karrar drone aircraft, which Iran says is the country's first domestically built, long-range, unmanned bomber aircraft. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called it an. . . .(AP Photo/Iranian Defense Ministry, Vahid Reza Alaei)

Van Gough painting confiscated from Italian thieves

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Al-Qaeda preparing to exploit an Israel-Iran war

Al-Qaeda is readying to exploit a possible war between Israel and Iran, according to the group’s second in command leader.

Yemen-based Saeed al-Shehri has predicted in a message to the Middle Eastern press that a war by "the Jews against Iran" will lead to Iran blaming Saudi Arabia.

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Hunger and more flooding is plight of Pakistanis

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Lee, Park discuss next presidency

President Lee Myung-bak, left, shakes hands with former Grand National Party Chairwoman Park Geun-hye during their luncheon meeting at Cheong Wa Dae, Saturday. / Courtesy of Cheong Wa Dae
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Inter Milan win Italian Supercup, continue their trophy run

Inter Milan players celebrate at the end of the Italian Super Cup final match against AS Roma at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy on Saturday.

Australia votes on whether first woman PM survives

Australians chose between making a conservative male their fourth prime minister in three years or sticking with their first female leader in tight elections yesterday just two months after she took power.
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Bomber kills 61 Iraqis in recruitment drive, Iraq

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Jetliner grounded after hijack threat

SAN FRANCISCO - An American Airlines flight bound for New York City was halted just before takeoff after someone called police and threatened to hijack the jetliner, authorities said.

Shakira in trouble for video antics

SPAIN: Officials in Barcelona are considering penalising Colombian singer Shakira for acts she committed while filming a video clip to promote her new record in the city.
Press and internet images have shown Shakira sitting on the back of a motorcycle with her hair flowing in the wind, while she should have worn a helmet, the sources said.

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Qantas grounds planes

Some flights between Sydney and Canberra have been cancelled after Qantas grounded five Bombardier Q400 aircraft due to landing gear problems.
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China: 94,000 evacuated after fresh floods

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Roads along the Yalu River in Dandong, northeast China. Photo / AP

Flooding has forced the evacuation of 94,000 people in the north China port city of Dandong after heavy rains caused the Yalu river to breach its banks.
More rain was expected to pound the region, which borders North Korea, and threatened to trigger more flooding Sunday, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.

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China offers additional aid to flood-hit Pakistan

Chinese permanent representative to the United Nations Li Baodong speaks at the plenary General Assembly session on flood-devastated Pakistan at the UN headquarters in New York, the United States, Aug. 20, 2010. China on Friday announced its decision to provide an additional 50 million RMB yuan (about 7.37 million U.S. dollars) worth of humanitarian supplies to the Pakistani government as "the latest developments suggest . . . . .

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Hostages freed in Brazilian hotel, one killed

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Dozens of hostages taken by armed gangsters at a hotel in Rio de Janeiro Saturday morning were freed, police said.The incident took place at the Intercontinental Hotel in the high-class Sao Conrado neighborhood of southern Rio de Janeiro, the website of local newspaper O Globo reported.

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Petraeus says capturing bin Laden still priority

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Capturing or killing al-Qaida mastermind Osama bin Laden is still a priority for the United States, David Petraeus, the general who commands all U.S. forces in Afghanistan, was quoted as saying Sunday.
Talking to NBC's "Meet the Press," Petraeus said bin Laden "remains an iconic figure and I think capturing or killing is still a very, very important task for. . . .

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Venezuela, Colombia launch commissions to reboot ties

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro (1st, R) welcomes his Colombian counterpart Maria Angela Holguin in Caracas, capital of Venezuela, Aug. 20, 2010. Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro and his Colombian counterpart Maria Angela Holguin (L, Front)inaugurated the commissions on debt payment and trade, economy, social investment work plan at the border zone, joint development of infrastructure and security on Friday. (Xinhua/Hernandez)

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Tough times for Obama, but it could be worse

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks during the Iftar dinner in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington August 13, 2010. The Iftar dinner celebrates the evening breaking of fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

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China-DPRK border flood still severe as new rainstorms loom

DANDONG, Liaoning, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Danger of a flooding Yalu River on the border of China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) still looms large as a new round of rainstorm is forecast to pelt Sunday the river basin.
The flood-control headquarters in northeast Dandong City Sunday said although the river's flow was at 8,000 cubic meters per second Sunday morning, down from a daily high of ......

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Venus Raj dedicates Miss Universe bid to late beauty titlist

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MANILA, Philippines - Venus Raj, the country's representative to this year's Miss Universe pageant, said she is more determined to win the crown after hearing about the passing of her fellow beauty titlist, Melody Gersbach.
"I'm sure gugustuhin ni Melody (Gersbach) na ituloy ko ito...I'm dedicating this Miss Universe to her," a visibly saddened Raj said.

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Najib calls for probe into Penang prayers allegations, Malaysia

MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Najib Razak has called for an investigation by the Penang Islamic Religious Council and police on allegations that the name of Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng was cited instead of the Yang di-Pertuan Agongs during Friday prayers in several mosques in Penang.

Millions lack shelter after Pakistan floods

People displaced from floods queue to receive donated food at a tent camp in Sukkur, in Sindh province, Pakistan, yesterday.
Picture: EPA KARACHI
Sunday, August 22, 2010
WITH entire towns and villages swallowed up by Pakistan's devastating floods, experts say it could take years to solve a shelter crisis now facing up to six million people camped out under open skies.

Crackdown on teenage smokers, Brunei

Quratul-Ain Bandial and Koo Jin Shen
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15 students sent for mandatory treatment
A TOTAL of 15 students under the age of 18 had been caught smoking in public this year and ordered to undergo mandatory treatment at a smoking cessation clinic. This was disclosed during yesterday's briefing on the hazards of smoking for

$356,550 donated to orphans nationwide, Brunei

Pehin Dato Hj Hazair (L), Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, presenting the donation to the orphans yesterday at UBD's Chancellor Hall. Picture: BT/Zamri Zainal
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Wyclef Jean rejected as Haiti presidential candidate

HAITI'S provisional electoral council ruled on Friday that hip-hop star Wyclef Jean did not meet a residency requirement to run as a presidential candidate in the nation's November 28 election.
Singer-songwriter Jean, 40, an international celebrity who is popular in his impoverished and earthquake-ravaged homeland, was rejected from the list of approved candidates read aloud by the council on Friday night.