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President Barack Obama and Global Africa 3 Jul 2009 23:11 GMT
... instead of just the African continent, Obama’s election to the presidency of the United States ... to the election of a Black Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, a Black President of France, and even ...
Roots of the Iranian Uprising: 3 Jul 2009 23:11 GMT
... “A Society Drowning in Corruption, Destruction, Superstition, Dark Religious Ignorance, ... being part of a “foreign plot.” (Guardian UK, 6/26) ”Witnesses are telling us that the Basijis ... been in the crosshairs of imperialist powers—the British until World War 2, and then mainly ...
Irish aid worker kidnapped in Darfur: ministry 3 Jul 2009 23:11 GMT
... AFP/Graphic – A map of Darfur showing refugee ... aid workers ... LONDON (AFP) – An Irish aid worker has been kidnapped in the ... UN mission on the ground and the British embassy in Khartoum." Goal's Irish office was ...
Trying to find a new road to his lost home 3 Jul 2009 23:11 GMT
... Last updated on Friday, Jul. 03, 2009 06:58PM EDT ost ... was renowned for its resistance to the British during their mandate in the 1930s, and ... When the first political director, Moussa Abu Marzouk, was arrested in 1995 and extradited to the ...
Iran's UK embassy action enrages EU 3 Jul 2009 23:11 GMT
... European countries have reacted angrily to reports that ... planning to prosecute local staff from the British embassy in Tehran. All 27 EU member ... Iran's leaders say most have been released. Britain has rejected the allegations as baseless and ...
AP News in Brief 3 Jul 2009 23:10 GMT
... Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she will resign ... ended in 2010. Top Iran cleric says British Embassy staffers to be tried, accuses London ... in Europe for tougher action against Tehran. Britain is pressing for members of the European ...
Thriller at Buckingham Palace 3 Jul 2009 23:10 GMT
... A world famous band has given a rendition of ... a rendition of Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' outside Britain's Queen Elizabeth's Buckingham Palace. The Band of ... been confirmed it was a coincidence. A Ministry of Defence spokesman said: "The piece has ...
US accuses Briton of impersonating MI5 agent 3 Jul 2009 23:10 GMT
... With his links to the Royal Family, his ... impressive physique, Michael Garveigh was the perfect British secret agent. When the wealthy businessman was ... group with cells in Detroit, Michigan and Britain that planned to buy milk trucks in ...
BT offers staff long holidays for 75pc wage cut 3 Jul 2009 23:10 GMT
... It is also offering staff a one-off payment of £1,000 if ... recession by cutting costs without sacking staff. British Airways last month asked thousands of its ... than 10 per cent". BT is the UK's ninth largest employer and is the biggest company ...
Iranian cleric: British Embassy staff to be tried 3 Jul 2009 23:10 GMT
... EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for ... cleric said Friday that Iran will put British Embassy staffers on trial for fomenting postelection ... in Europe for tougher action against Tehran. Britain is pressing for members of the European ...
Sir Bernard Ingham says that Thatcher never read leaders - 'to her it was a waste of time' 3 Jul 2009 23:10 GMT
... It will come as no surprise to discover that ... rid of his Prime Minister if the Irish ratify the Lisbon Treaty referendum in October (if Ireland backs the treaty, it will only remain ...
Political apologies and group spirit - what a sorry affair 3 Jul 2009 23:10 GMT
... David Cameron is following his role model Tony Blair ... making meaningless apologies. Blair apologised to the Irish nation for the potato famine of the 1840s ... which will be attended by the Prime Minister's wife no less, is intended to demonstrate ...
Our Right Honorable liars and the debauching of democracy 3 Jul 2009 23:10 GMT
... There is an long-held convention that MPs are ... the briefings he had been given by British intelligence. Amazingly these lies remain uncorrected to ... not just for Germany, but also for Britain. This is because there will now be ...
Mexico's gets praise, Argentina and Britain criticism for swine flu response as caseload grows 3 Jul 2009 22:52 GMT
... runs rampant in the Southern Hemisphere winter, world ... health. Only Friday did Argentina's new health minister, Juan Manzur, raise the country's official death ... the viral spread had become a pandemic. Britain's Health Minister Andy Burnham belatedly acknowledged Thursday that ...
Whitehall finally sees importance of regional input 3 Jul 2009 22:51 GMT
... Whitehall finally sees importance of regional input THREE issues ... the economic crisis and the hiatus in Parliament will have profound effects upon the future ... regions to the future of the overall UK economy. The signs emerging from both parties are ...