The security service did not have the manpower to do extra checks on the 7 July ringleader before he carried out the attacks in 2005, a report has said. Full Story …
Police hurt as UK Tamil protests turn violent
Twenty-five police officers were injured in the early hours of this morning and ten British Tamil protesters arrested as police attempted to break up a demonstration blocking the streets around …
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Naples mafia leader held in Spain
An alleged leader of the powerful Neapolitan-based mafia, the Camorra, has been arrested in southern Spain, Italian prosecutors have said. Full Story …
Tiger leader's body found, identified – army commander
Sri Lanka's army commander on Tuesday said Tamil Tiger leader's Vellupillai Prabhakaran's body had been found and positively identified in the morning. Full Story …
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Islamist Fighters Capture Somali Town
Hard-line Somali Islamist fighters captured another town after a pro-government militia abandoned it, officials and residents said. Full Story …
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Nigeria Militants Blow Up Two Oil, Gas Pipelines
Nigerian militants said on Sunday they had blown up two oil and gas pipelines in the Niger Delta in response to military gunboat and helicopter strikes which rights groups say have displaced …
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Saudi Arabia evacuates 5 villages in volcano scare
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi authorities evacuated five western villages on Monday after tremors hit a volcanic region in the past weeks raising concerns of possible eruptions. Full Story …
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The Drone War
The Al Qaeda videotape shows a small white dog tied up inside a glass cage. A milky gas slowly filters in. An Arab man with an Egyptian accent says: "Start counting the time." Nervous, the dog starts …
Afghan president's brother survives convoy ambush
Rockets and machine gunfire buffeted an Afghan government motorcade in an apparent assassination attempt on the president's brother on Monday, the brother said. A bodyguard was killed. Full Story …
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'Hostage killed' in Nigeria Delta
A hostage being held by Nigerian oil militants has been killed during a military attack, they have claimed. Full Story …