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WENN David Beckham has reportedly been given an armed bodyguard because of fears he will be kidnapped. Beckham, who recently moved to AC Milan for three months, also needs protection from violent fans, the Daily Star says. A team of 50 security guards will reportedly shadow Beckham and the other AC Milan stars. “Some of [...]
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A British man held hostage in Iraq for over two-and-a-half years has been freed, Foreign Secretary David Miliband said. Read more
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Eight Americans were killed in an explosion at a U.S. compound in Afghanistan Wednesday, officials said. Afghan officials said a suicide bomber had entered a U.S. facility. A U.S. official in Afghanistan would not confirm the report of a suicide bombing, saying an investigation is under way. The official said the attack occurred [...]
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It is jokingly dubbed ‘the most expensive B&B in the world’. Then again the trailer camp is the only ‘bed and breakfast’ that also provides lunch, dinner, a gym, 24-hour Internet access and a relatively secure place to stay in Basra.Situated within the newly-acquired American military base in this southern-Iraqi province, the B&B provides private [...]
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SRINAGAR, INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR — Every day, Irfan Ansari sorts through dozens of résumés from young Kashmiris seeking jobs at his call center, seen by many here as a haven from the turmoil caused by militant Islamist forces seeking to uproot the government of Indian-administered Kashmir. Read more
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CARACAS, Venezuela — Every day, Pascual Cicenia plays golf on an emerald course that is 18 holes of tropical heaven in the middle of this chaotic city. He doesn’t take it for granted, he said, especially now that President Hugo Chávez has disparaged the sport as an elitist endeavor with few friends in his populist [...]
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A dangerous explosive allegedly concealed by Nigerian student Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab in his underwear could have blown a hole in the side of his Detroit-bound aircraft if it had been detonated, according to two federal sources briefed on the investigation. Read more
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SANAA, YEMEN — Former detainees of the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have led and fueled the growing assertiveness of the al-Qaeda branch that claimed responsibility for the attempted Christmas Day bombing of a U.S. airliner, potentially complicating the Obama administration’s efforts to shut down the facility. Read more
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RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) – Twin suicide bombs killed at least 24 and wounded more than 100 in Iraq’s Sunni Arab heartland on Wednesday and a roadside bomb killed seven pilgrims returning from a major Shi’ite Muslim religious festival. Read more
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KANEOHE, Hawaii (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Tuesday blamed “human and systemic failures” for allowing a botched Christmas Day attack aboard a Detroit-bound airliner and a U.S. official said the incident was linked to al Qaeda. Read more
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At least 23 people have died in two suicide bombs in the same street in Ramadi, provincial capital of Anbar. Read more
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AP – Visitors wait to the ceremony to wrap up the year’s trading to begin at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo … Slideshow:Stock Markets Play Video Wall Street Video:Good To Know: How Tiger Woods Lost Investors Money WCCO Minneapolis Related Quotes Symbol Price Change ^DJI 10,545.41 -1.67 ^GSPC 1,126.19 0.00 ^IXIC 2,288.40 0.00 By JEREMIAH MARQUEZ, AP [...]
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TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian security forces intensified their crackdown on anti-government supporters Tuesday, arresting relatives of the country’s Nobel laureate and the main opposition leader, and limiting the movement of another top opposition leader. Iran also accused the U.S. and Britain of fomenting the recent violence, threatening to “slap” Britain in the face as it [...]
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Margaret Thatcher swept into power determined to push through a programme of swingeing spending cuts and radical economic reform. Read more
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Holiday tragedy: Maisie Copland, four, with her mother Julie Harrison. Police tried to save the little girl but she died in their arms Read more
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The news stories that shaped the first decade of the new millennium, from terrorism to natural and humanitarian disasters. (Note: These are not ranked in order of importance.) Read more
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Survivors from the Lower Ninth Ward wait to be rescued from the rooftop of the Martin Luther King Jr. School and Library, one of the only two-story buildings in the area, during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina Aug. 30, 2005, in New Orleans, La. Read more
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First, the basics: 23-year-old Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab allegedly tried to ignite an explosive device on a Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Detroit on Friday, but was overcome by quick-thinking passengers who restrained him and put out the flames. Abdulmutallab, who suffered second- and third-degree burns, was charged yesterday with trying to bring down the [...]
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What will 2010 bring? Here are 20 questions asking you to predict what will happen in the coming year. Related: Predictions for 2009 — How did Change of Subject readers do? Read more
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Alex Watts, Sky News Online President Obama has attacked the “systemic failure” in his own intelligence service that nearly cost 300 lives in the skies of Detroit. [...]