Monday, January 31, 2011

Anarchists planning to target UK royal wedding

Anarchists planning to target UK royal wedding

Anarchists planning to target UK royal wedding

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Anarchists in Britain are plotting to cause chaos at Prince William and Kate Middleton's royal wedding by posing as well-wishers and hiding among the crowd, a media report said Monday. Extremists plan to wreak havoc around Westminster Abbey in London for a month before the big day and aim to ambush royal cars with roadblocks, diversions and smoke bombs on April 29, The Sun reported.


China bans searches for 'Egypt' on web

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Challenges in recent years to authoritarian governments around the globe and violent uprisings in parts of China itself have made Chinese officials increasingly wary of leaving such talk unchecked, especially on the Internet. Two of the nation's biggest online portals have blocked keyword searches of the word 'Egypt'.


Pakistan has steadily expanded nuclear arsenal

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New American intelligence assessments have concluded that Pakistan has steadily expanded its nuclear arsenal since President Obama came to office, and that it is building the capability to surge ahead in the production of nuclear-weapons material, putting it on a path to overtake Britain as the world's fifth largest nuclear weapons power.


Ex-British Airways worker admits to some terror charges

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A former British Airways employee has admitted some terror charges ahead of his London trial.


US calls for fair elections in Egypt in September

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US calls for fair elections in Egypt in September - The United States is asking besieged Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to lift the emergency police powers that have safeguarded his iron rule while focusing behind the scenes on elections later this year that could be a chance to achieve a legitimate democracy without Mubarak in control, administration officials said.


Egypt crisis: Army says it won't use force on protesters

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Egypt crisis: Army says it won't use force on protesters - The government of Egypt's authoritarian President, Hosni Mubarak, shook on Monday night, as the Egyptian Army declared that it would not use force against protesters demanding his ouster and, in an apparent response, Mr. Mubarak's most trusted adviser offered to talk with the opposition.


Egyptian army says it will not fire on protesters

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The Egyptian Army announced Monday for the first time that it would not fire on protesters, even as tens of thousands of people gathered in central Liberation Square for a seventh day to shout for the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak.


US begins evacuation flights from Cairo

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Egypt protests: The State Department began a voluntary evacuation of American citizens from Egypt on specially chartered flights to "safe havens" on Monday as unrest continued to roil the country.


Al-Jazeera says 6 journalists held in Egypt

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The pan-Arab broadcaster Al-Jazeera said on Monday that six of its journalists have been detained in Egypt after authorities ordered the closure of the network's Cairo office.


Egypt crisis: Hosni Mubarak announces new government amid massive protests

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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak swore in a new Cabinet on Monday, replacing one dissolved as a concession to unprecedented anti-government protests.


Royal wedding to be 'broadcast live in 3D'

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The royal wedding of British Prince William and his longtime girlfriend Kate Middleton, expected to be the marriage of the decade, is likely to be broadcast live in 3D.


Egypt crisis: New cabinet announced ahead of Tuesday's 'march of millions'

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In a limited gesture unlikely to ease protesters' pressure for his ouster, President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt reorganized his government on Monday, leaving some key ministers in place but replacing the interior minister in charge of the police.


Cyclone hits Australia's flood ravaged northeast

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Cyclone Anthony hit Australia's already flood damaged northeast in the early hours of Monday - with winds of up to 80 miles an hour. Sparks few from downed power cables as rain lashed the streets. Despite the strong winds most areas were spared serious damage.


Jail inmates made to stand naked for 12 hours

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A group of prisoners in Georgia, in the United States, have filed a lawsuit after being made to stand naked for 12 hours, smeared with cream, a media report said. The lawsuit claims that 29 inmates at the Whitfield County jail in Dalton - about 145 km north of Atlanta - were involved in the incident in October last year, The Australian daily Monday quoted the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as saying.


Arab protests could get Nobel Peace nomination

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The vibrant protest movements across the Arab world, Russian human rights activists and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will all likely be in the running for the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, observers say as the deadline for nominating candidates approaches.


Pak has more nuclear weapons than India: Report

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Pakistan has doubled its nuclear arms stockpile to 110 warheads, developing new weapons to deliver them and significantly accelerating production of uranium and plutonium for bombs to edge ahead of India.


Indonesia rocker jailed for Internet sex videos

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An Indonesian court on Monday jailed one of Southeast Asia's biggest rock stars for more than three years after sex tapes of him with two television celebrities appeared online. The sentence drew howls of outrage from singer Nazril Ariel's fans in the court and across the Malay-speaking world, while the "freeariel" hashtag shot to the top list of trending topics on microblogging site Twitter.


Three eunuchs raped in Pakistan

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Three eunuchs, who had gone to perform at a wedding in Pakistan's Punjab province, were abducted and raped by armed men, police said. The incident took place in Dera Ghazi Khan District where the three eunuchs had gone to take part in a wedding ceremony.


He had to take off his T-shirt to vote

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The 29-year-old ethnic Indian arrived at the Kampung Paya Merah polling centre here in a blue T-shirt with the words "BN" emblazoned on its pocket. BN stands for Barisan Nasional, the ruling alliance that eventually won the Tenang by-election.


Mountain climber survives 1000-foot fall

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A climber who fell 1,000 feet down a mountain and survived was found by his rescuers standing up reading a map. Adam Potter, 35, lost his footing while climbing a mountain in Scotland and plummeted down the near-vertical eastern slope.


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