Justice for wounded heroes: Payouts to finally double for our badly hurt soldiers
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Ministers are to double payouts for severely - wounded soldiers after a Daily Mail campaign.
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Journalist hurls shoes at Bush during surprise Iraq visit
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President George W. Bush puts his arm around General Ray Odierno, Commander of US forces in Iraq, during his visit to Baghdad yesterday. Photo / AP
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France's Worst Serial Killers?
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The trial of Michel Fourniret — who reportedly enlisted his wife’s help to seize virgin girls to rape and kill — began March 27, 2008, with Fourniet refusing to speak unless court went into closed session and refusing to let the press take his photograph. The Times of London reported the gory details:
“The couple resembled […]
`Black Friday’ —why and when?
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First, a question: Do you consider the adjective “black” in the term “Black Friday” as used to describe today, the day after Thanksgiving, to be positive or negative? Here’s the gut response of readers to a Change of Subject click survey:
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President Bush On Last Iraq Visit
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4:25pm UK, Sunday December 14, 2008
US President George Bush has arrived in Iraq on a surprise farewell visit to the country to meet leaders and thank American troops for their work there.
Mr Bush steps off the plane in Baghdad
The US Commander in Chief arrived atBaghdad international airport on Air Force One.
He is expected to meet […]
Rose hints at ‘Democracy’ follow-up
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Rex Features
Axl Rose has hinted that a follow-up to Chinese Democracy could be produced, according to Billboard.
The Guns N’ Roses frontman was answering fans’ questions on a number of message board sites when he acknowledged that there is additional material that could potentially be released in the LP’s wake.
Rose wrote: “For now we’ll concentrate and […]
Bush’s Iraq trip highlights security gains
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President George W. Bush on Sunday made a farewell visit to Iraq, a place that defines his presidency for better or worse, just 37 days before he hands the war off to a successor who has pledged to end it.
After a red-carpet welcome ceremony, Bush began a rapid-fire series of meetings with top Iraqi leaders. […]
SCAM BECOMES ‘EARTH’ QUAKE
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The fallout from a stunning $50 billion swindle - allegedly engineered by Bernard Madoff - is turning into a global pandemic.
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See who is contributing to inaugural fest here
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The Obama Transition crew just released a new online tool that allows you to check out who is cutting checks of more than $200 for the inaugural festivities. It’s a transparency thing.
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Alleged terrorists’ trial in U.S. military court: Urgent? Or why now?
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Yesterday, at a pre-trial hearing at the military court the Bush-Cheney gang set up at the U.S. Navy’s base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, alleged mastermind of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his four, co-defendant detainees who also have been charged in connection with those attacks surprised the uniformed judged who […]
As European Summit Opens, Belgium Detains 14 in Suspected Al-Qaeda-Style Plot
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BRUSSELS, Dec. 11 — As European leaders convened here for a summit, Belgian police detained 14 people Thursday on suspicion that one of them might have been planning an al-Qaeda-style terrorist attack, judicial authorities announced.
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In Russia, a Grisly Message Marks Rise in Hate Crimes
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MOS COW, Dec. 13 — The e-mail that arrived Monday night in the inboxes of two organizations tracking hate crimes in Russia carried a disturbing message and an even more disturbing photo — that of a man’s severed head resting on a wooden chopping block.
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Mexico Kidnapping Death Stokes Outrage
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MEXICO CITY, Dec. 14 — Her mother asked that mourners wear white, so the memorial service Saturday for Silvia Vargas Escalera seemed less grim than the circumstances surrounding one of Mexico’s most notorious kidnappings.
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In S. Africa, ANC Dissidents Pledge ‘New Way’
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JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 13 — The South African city of Bloemfontein was the birthplace nearly a century ago of the African National Congress, the iconic liberation movement that toppled apartheid and dominates government.
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U.S. Troops Will Remain in Iraqi Cities After June Deadline, Top Commander Says
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BAGHDAD, Dec. 13 — American combat troops will remain inside Iraqi cities to train and mentor Iraqi forces after next summer, despite a security agreement that calls for their withdrawal from urban areas by June 30, the top U.S. military commander said Saturday.
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Iranian Woman Blinded by Spurned Suitor Persuades Court to Punish Him Similarly
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TEHRAN — Ameneh Bahrami once enjoyed photography and mountain vistas. Her work for a medical equipment company gave her financial independence. Several men had asked for her hand in marriage, but the hazel-eyed electrical technician had refused them all. “I wanted to get married, but only to the man I really loved,” she said.
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Sporadic violence erupts in Athens week after killing
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ATHENS (Reuters) - Small bands of Greek rioters hurling firebombs attacked an environment ministry building, shops and banks in Athens on Saturday during an eighth day of protests following the killing of a teenager by police.
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White House takes “available” time for autos
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House was studying on Saturday how best to rescue collapsing U.S. automakers, a day after picking up the pieces of a failed congressional bailout plan.
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‘Endgame’ for US mission in Iraq
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US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has told US troops in Iraq that their mission there is in its “endgame”.
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