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SAN’A, Yemen — The U.S. and Britain locked up their embassies in Yemen today after fresh threats from al-Qaida, and the White House expressed alarm at the terror group’s expanded reach in the poor Arab nation where an offshoot apparently ordered the Christmas Day plot against a U.S. airliner. Read more
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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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Listen up, Israel: Not now. Obama, don’t let the winds of public opinion twist you around your own axle. Yo, Putin, stop shielding the murderers, including those who rid you of meddlesome lawyers. Sarkozy, your energy and irreverence are dazzling. But what about a little more stick-to-itness, cher ami? Read more
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The United States and China are headed for a rough patch in the early months of the new year as the White House appears set to sell a package of weapons to Taiwan and as President Obama plans to meet the Dalai Lama, U.S. officials and analysts said. 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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SANAA, YEMEN — Nearly a decade after the bombing of the USS Cole, a combination of U.S. and Yemeni missteps, deep mistrust and a lack of political will have allowed al-Qaeda militants here to regroup and pose a major threat to the United States, according to Yemeni and U.S. officials, diplomats and analysts. Read more
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq will help victims of the 2007 shooting of civilians in Baghdad to file a U.S. lawsuit against employees of security firm Blackwater, an incident that turned a spotlight on the United States’ use of private contractors in war zones. Read more
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SANAA (Reuters) – The United States and Britain closed their embassies in Yemen on Sunday over security concerns about possible militant attacks after the failed bombing of a U.S.-bound plane on Christmas Day. Read more
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FROM OTHER NEWS SITES Reuters UK U.S., British embassies in Yemen close on Qaeda threat - 45 mins ago Telegraph British and American embassies in Yemen closed over al-Qaeda threat - 1 hr ago Mail Online UK Britain and U.S. shut embassies in Yemen amid security fears [...]
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Reuters – A trader pauses to view price monitors on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange just before the close … Slideshow:Stock Markets Play Video Wall Street Video:Hopes fade for Fox fix KVUE-TV Austin Related Quotes Symbol Price Change ^DJI 10,428.05 -120.46 ^GSPC 1,115.10 -11.32 ^IXIC 2,269.15 -22.13 By PAN PYLAS, AP Business Writer Pan Pylas, [...]
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AP – FILE – A Yemeni soldier stands guard in front of the main entrance of the US Embassy while two workers … Play Video Terrorism Video:Obama: Al Qaida Behind Christmas Terror Plot CBS 2 Chicago Play Video Terrorism Video:Obama Blames Al Qaeda for Terror Attempt ABC News Play Video Terrorism Video:Obama: Al-Qaida behind Christmas Day attack AP [...]
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A Somali man was charged yesterday with two counts of attempted murder for an attack on a Danish artist whose 2005 cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad ignited riots and outrage across the Muslim world, authorities said. Read more
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Illegal immigrants have been working at some of the most sensitive Government offices in the country – including the headquarters of the UK Border Agency – a Mail on Sunday investigation has discovered. 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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Remember the brouhaha over the Muhammad cartoons published in Denmark? The flag burning, embassy burnings, protest deaths? And the subsequent debate about the importance of defending free speech and a free press, even if material offends some? Well, the violent reaction to the cartoons — first published in 2006 and re-published in 2008 — [...]
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Do you agree or disagree with the predictions below? Vote them up or down in this click survey. OK, seriously this time. Several weeks ago I offered an end-of-decade list of expert predictions of all the changes in store for us (“Ten years from now …”). The surprise ending was that the predictions were [...]
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10:16pm UK, Saturday January 02, 2010 Jo Couzens, Sky News Online At least 64 people have been killed after heavy rain sparked a series of mudslides in Brazil, including one at an [...]
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WENN Bow Wow has apologised after appearing to admit to drink driving on his Twitter page. TMZ reports that the rapper celebrated New Year’s Eve at a club in Miami before revealing that he had driven home. He wrote: “Face numb im whippin the lambo [Lamborghini]. Tipsy as f*k. Just left [the club] @livmiami.” Bow [...]
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Tens of thousands of North Koreans rallied in the capital Saturday to support the communist government’s policies for the new year, including improved … Read more