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22 February 2012, 3:47 pm |
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sigrun irbaext [ mail: sigrun.irbaext[at]livemy.de | homepage: sigrun.livemy.de ]
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Trial raises 'supergrass' concerns |
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 Supporters of 12 men acquitted of a litany of terror-linked charges have demanded an end to so-called "supergrass" trials after the judge damned two key prosecution witnesses who turned state's evidence.
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22 February 2012, 3:35 pm |
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detlev flxei [ mail: detlev.flxei[at]btcom.de | homepage: detlev.btcom.de ]
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Six killed, many wounded in Afghan Koran protests - officials |
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 KABUL (Reuters) - Six people were shot dead and dozens wounded in protests in Afghanistan which flared for a second day on Wednesday in several cities over the burning of copies of the Koran, Islam's holy book, at NATO's main base in the country, officials said. The American embassy said its staff were in "lockdown" and travel had been suspended as thousands of people expressed fury over the burning, a public relations disaster for U.S.-led NATO forces fighting Taliban militants ahead of the withdrawal of foreign combat troops by the end of 2014. The U.S. ...
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22 February 2012, 2:55 pm |
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detlev irnehcih [ mail: detlev.irnehcih[at]an-neuss.de | homepage: detlev.an-neuss.de ]
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RBS set to unveil £400m bonus pot |
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 Taxpayer-backed Royal Bank of Scotland is set to reignite the debate over bankers' pay as it unveils a £400 million bonus pool for its investment bankers in 2011.
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22 February 2012, 2:54 pm |
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wim phcithosr [ mail: wim.phcithosr[at]bongfaschist.de | homepage: wim.bongfaschist.de ]
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London practises for underground terror attack |
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 LONDON (Reuters) - Thousands of emergency workers and government staff began a two-day exercise on Wednesday to practise dealing with a major terrorism incident during the 2012 London Olympics. Volunteers posing as dazed travellers emerged from a London underground station, some coughing, some covered in fake blood and some on stretchers as police and emergency workers swarmed outside. ...
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22 February 2012, 2:16 pm |
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oskar ansottknni [ mail: oskar.ansottknni[at]strengkatholisch.de | homepage: oskar.strengkatholisch.de ]
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Chavez surgery unsettles Venezuela ahead of election |
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 CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's election rival wished him a fast recovery on Wednesday while allies closed ranks behind the "comandante" whose announcement of new surgery in Cuba revived doubts over his future. The 57-year-old socialist will head to Havana in the coming days for an operation on a possibly malignant lesion in the same area of his pelvis where he had a tumour removed last year. ...
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