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BBC tells its staff: don't call Qatada extremist - — The BBC has told its journalists not to call Abu Qatada, the al-Qaeda preacher, an “extremist”. — Abu Qatada, the Islamic extremist, in one of the images banned by the BBC — In order to avoid making a “value judgment” … |
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Al-Qaeda's hand in Boko Haram's deadly Nigerian attacks - — Al-Qaeda operatives in North Africa have helped to transform Boko Haram into a terrorist group capable of killing hundreds in sophisticated attacks. — A victim of a bomb blast that ripped through the United Nations offices … |
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3 days ago |
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Syria's most senior defector: Assad's army is close to collapse - — Bashar al-Assad's army is close to a collapse that could plunge the Middle East into a “nuclear reaction”, its most senior defector has told The Sunday Telegraph. — In his first full-length newspaper interview … |
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5 days ago |
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Syria releases the 7/7 'mastermind' - — The alleged terrorist mastermind behind the July 7 London bombings is reported to have been freed from a Syrian jail by President Bashar Assad's regime. — Abu Musab Al Suri — Abu Musab al-Suri had been held in Syria for six years after being captured … |
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10 days ago |
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Jonathan Franzen: e-books are damaging society - — Jonathan Franzen has launched a passionate defence of the printed book, warning that our desire for the instant gratification of e-books is damaging for society. — Jonathan Franzen, author of Freedom, is being hailed as one of America's greatest novelists |
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10 days ago |
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Agent Provocateur sales boosted by US First Lady Michelle Obama - — Agent Provocateur saw sales jump by more than 12pc, helped by US First Lady Michelle Obama spending $50,000 (£31,794) in one shopping spree. — Michelle Obama's shopping spree caused part of Madison Avenue to be closed off |
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13 days ago |
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North Korea threatens to punish mobile-phone users as 'war criminals' - — North Korea has warned that any of its citizens caught trying to defect to China or using mobile phones during the 100-day mourning period for Kim Jong-il will be branded as “war criminals” and punished accordingly. |
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16 days ago |
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Barack Obama attacked Hillary Clinton in negative campaign leaked memos show - — Barack Obama agreed to using character assassination tactics against Hillary Clinton during his 2008 presidential campaign, White House memos show, despite a pledge to steer away from negative electioneering. |
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19 days ago |
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France plans Napoleonland - — A French theme park is being planned in honour of Napoleon Bonaparte, almost 200 years after his death. — Napoleon Bonaparte, emperor, statesman and military leader of France — “Napoleonland”, the brainchild of former French minister and history buff Yves Jégo … |
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20 days ago |
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Atheist Indonesian in protective custody after being beaten by mob - — An Indonesian civil servant who posted a Facebook message asserting that God did not exist was taken into protective custody after being badly beaten by a mob, some of them his colleagues. — Indonesian police in Jakarta |
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