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Suspected international arms dealer joins Bout in America
Richard Chichakli, who has been tied to convicted international arms dealer Viktor Bout, has been extradited from Australia to the US. The 53 year old alleged financial muscle behind the Bout gun-running organisation had been living in Melbourne under an alias before authorities arrested him in January. Syrian-born Chichakli had managed to evade police while working as a cleaner in the ...
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London police round up more men over murder of soldier
Three men have been arrested in London over the murder of the British soldier, Lee Rigby, 25, who was allegedly hacked to death by Islamist extremists. Two men aged 28 and 24 were arrested at their home in southeast London, while a 21-year-old man was arrested in a London street. Police are considering laying conspiracy to murder charges against the trio. They are being held by Counter ...
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Court rules against tough sheriff
A US court in Maricopa County, Arizona has found that high-profile sheriff Joe Arpaio violated the constitutional rights of Latino men and women in his attempt to stop illegal immigration. Judge Murray Snow ruled that Arpaio's office would have to stop using race or Latino ancestry as a factor in stopping vehicles carrying Latino occupants. Arpaio had been sued by several Hispanic drivers ...
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Bus explosion kills Pakistani children
At least 17 children have died in eastern Pakistan following an explosion on a school bus. Other children were also injured when a faulty gas cylinder on board the bus exploded. The incident occurred on the outskirts of the city of Gujrat, which is located about 200km southeast of the capital, Islamabad. Police have confirmed the children were on their way to school when the bus was ...
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Kiev court says no to gay rights march
A court in Kiev has banned Ukraine's first gay pride event. The court ruled the march, would have attracted anti-gay activists into the centre of the city, where annual Kiev Day celebrations would also have been taking place. A group of opponents led by the Orthodox Church led the objections to the march. The Church, through its Archpriest Georgy Kovalenko, issued the grounds for ...
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The Italian Job [DVD]
The best heist movies are never about the heist itself, but rather about the motivations behind it. The usual motivation is the last big score, an aging criminals final, brazen attempt to pull off one final job before retiring or going legit. Sometimes, the criminal has been brought out of retirementhaving gone legit years ago, he is brought back into the fray because he owes someone a favor or b ... ...
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UK defends security services over Woolwich murder
LONDON - The British government has defended its spy agencies for failing to prevent murder of a soldier in London despite signs and revelations that the two suspects were well known to MI5. Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said it was impossible to control everyone all the time. "Peers and MPs will do a thorough investigation in terms of what the security forces knew but I've seen ...
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Robert Pattinson cannot get over Stewarts affair
Hollywood actor Robert Pattinson cannot get over ex-girlfriend Kristen Stewart's affair with director Rupert Sanders. Pattinson caught Stewart cheating on him with the married director last year. "Rob broke up with Kristen because he never got over the fact that she cheated," contactmusic.com quoted a source as saying. "He is never going to forget. For a superstar, he can be very insecure and ...
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Michelle Keegan not keen on motherhood
Actress Michelle Keegan says she is in no hurry to be a mother, especially after playing a surrogate mother on Britain television soap "Coronation Street". The 25-year-old wore prosthetics in the show while playing the character of five-month-pregnant Tina McIntyre. In the soap, she gives birth to twin sons. "I love babies, but working with a newborn has changed my outlook. I'm now thinking ...
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Robben breaks jinx as Bayern lift Champions League
Arjen Robben's last-minute goal removed the jinx that haunted his side in the past three years as Bayern Munich became the European club winner for the fifth time after a 2-1 victory over Dortmund in first all-German Champions League football final. With one minute before the stoppage time here Saturday night, Robben made a deft relay teamwork with Frank Ribery in the area before running ...
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AFC Asian cup qualifier India eves held 1-1 by Palestine
India's disappointing campaign in the AFC Women's Asian Cup football (Qualifiers) ended with a 1-1 draw against hosts Palestine here at the Faisal Al Huseni Stadium. Palestine, riding on striker Caro's 47th minute spot kick, successfully held a dominant India to a 1-1 draw in their last Group D encounter here Saturday night. For India, Sasmita Malik scored her second consecutive goal of the ...