Monday, December 20, 2010

Philippine coup plot suspect freed after 7 years

Philippine coup plot suspect freed after 7 years

Philippine coup plot suspect freed after 7 years

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A former Philippine navy lieutenant accused of leading a 2003 coup plot before winning a Senate seat from jail has been released from seven years in detention in a presidential amnesty for military rebels, officials said Tuesday.


Seven dead, hundreds injured in Iran quake

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At least seven people have died and hundreds more were injured in a 6.5-magnitude earthquake which struck southeastern Iran.


Former Mexico presidential candidate released by captors

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A former Mexican presidential candidate was freed Monday more than seven months after his kidnapping, telling reporters outside his Mexico City home that he is well and forgives his captors.


Iran's leading filmmaker jailed for 6 years for working on 'anti-regime' film

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Jafar Panahi, a celebrated Iranian filmmaker who was arrested in February and accused of working on an "anti-regime" film, was sentenced to six years in prison on Saturday in Tehran, his lawyer told an Iranian news agency on Monday.


'Austerity' named word of the year in US

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US dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster named "Austerity" as the word of the year Monday, reflecting the cost-cutting ethos that has gripped the US economy and culture.


US, Venezuela face off over American ambassador

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Tensions flared between the US and Venezuela as Caracas formally rejected an agreement to allow US diplomat Larry Palmer's nomination as the American envoy to the country, and Washington warned the move would have consequences on bilateral relationship.


Karachi gang rape shocks Pakistan

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A young woman was pulled out of her car and raped by four to five men in an upmarket area of Karachi, in an incident that has shaken the city and prompted the governor of Sindh province to order a top-level inquiry.


Lights turned on at 2012 Olympic stadium

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The lights were turned on for the first time at London's 2012 Olympic Stadium on Monday.


Madonna does yoga on board stranded airplane

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'Queen of Pop' Madonna enraged her first class co-passengers when she was let off their snow-stranded plane two hours before the others and added to the trouble when she started doing yoga in the aisles.


WikiLeaks: New light shed on ex-KGB man's poisoning

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Shortly after the radiation poisoning in London of a former K.G.B. officer, Alexander V. Litvinenko, a senior Russian official asserted that Moscow had been tailing his killers before he died but had been waved off by Britain's security services, according to a cable in the trove of secret American documents released by WikiLeaks.


Winter freezes travel in Europe

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The Christmas travel season turned angry and chaotic Monday as British officials struggled to clear snow and ice that paralyzed rail and air links and spawned cancellations and delays stranding thousands around the world.


Prince William and Kate's wedding memorabilia goes on sale

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Britain's royal wedding is still four months away, but the first official memorabilia went on sale on Monday - a range of wedding china personally approved by the couple. Prince William's office said the items had been commissioned by the palace department responsible for the royal family's art collection and made in Stoke-on-Trent in central England, a traditional centre for British ceramics.


Chaos at Heathrow, Frankfurt; more snow likely

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Passengers hoping for a Christmas getaway have found themselves stranded at airports, with hundreds of people camping out in terminals for another night after planes were grounded. All domestic and shorthaul flights from Heathrow, Britain's busiest airport, have been cancelled for the rest of the day.


Newark airport terminal given all-clear to reopen

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Officials said a terminal at New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport has reopened after a computer monitor caused a precautionary shutdown. FBI agent Bryan Travers said the monitor normally emits small amounts of radiation and there was no danger.


Air India flights affected by London weather

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Heavy snowfall continues to wreak havoc across Europe, dashing the hopes of those attempting to head away for the holidays by road, rail and air. Heathrow Airport, Europe's busiest hub for air passengers, stopped accepting arrivals on Sunday at the start of the Christmas travel rush.Following is a statement issued by Air India for its passengers:


British Airways advice for passengers

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Stranded travelers slept on makeshift beds at European airports on Sunday as wintry weather caused travel havoc, dashing the hopes of those attempting to head away for the holidays by road, rail and air.


12 men arrested over suspected UK terrorism plot

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In the latest of several European terrorism alerts, the British police arrested 12 men before dawn on Monday in raids in three cities under counterterrorism laws — the biggest operation of its kind for months.


Artillery drills end on front-line island: South Korea

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South Korea says it has ended maritime drills on a front-line island and that there have been no signs of any North Korean military response. South Korea's Defense Ministry says the live-fire artillery drills lasted for about 90 minutes Monday.


Students injured as car ploughs through school gates in Taiwan

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A 67-year-old man on Monday crashed his car through the gate of a Taipei primary school as students were arriving, injuring himself and four students, local media reported. A surveillance video showed Wu Chuan Ming driving his car through the gate of Puchien Primary School.


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