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US hostage crisis over: Gunman shot, 3 people freed

date: 2010-09-01 23:38:00

SILVER SPRING: Police shot a gunman and safely freed the three people he had taken hostage Wednesday in a four-hour standoff at the Discovery Channel headquarters outside Washington, police said. "Approximately 10 minutes ago the suspect was ...

source: article.wn.com

Greenland Rips Into Oil Rig Protesters

date: 2010-09-01 19:31:13

Greenland has strongly condemned Greenpeace over a protest on a British oil rig in the Arctic, describing it as a "very grave and illegal attack".

source: news.sky.com

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August 2010
Rape Case Reopens Against WikiLeaks Boss

date: 2010-09-01 19:31:13

A rape investigation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been reopened by Swedish prosecutors - just a week after the case was dropped.

source: news.sky.com

Mob Burns Police Station After Suicide Bombs

date: 2010-09-01 19:31:13

A furious mob has set fire to a police station after officers failed to stop three suicide bombers killing up to 18 people at a religious march in the Pakistani city of Lahore.

source: news.sky.com

Mozambique police fire at crowds protesting high prices; 7 dead

date: 2010-09-01 16:45:00

MAPUTO, (AP) — Police opened fire Wednesday on stone-throwing mobs who were protesting rising prices, killing seven people as the U.N. noted that international food prices have risen to their highest in two years — a level that could see ...

source: article.wn.com

African migrants killed in Egypt

date: 2010-08-14 13:33:51

Six migrants trying to enter Israel from Egypt are killed; four in a gunfight with people smugglers and two by Egyptian border guards.

source: www.bbc.co.uk

EU Tells Myanmar World Is Watching Its Elections

date: 2010-08-14 13:06:00

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - The European Union told military-run Myanmar on Saturday that its Nov. 7 elections, the first in two decades, will not be considered legitimate in the eyes of the world unless it can ...

source: article.wn.com

Afghan, NATO Troops Pursue Haqqani Fighters

date: 2010-08-14 10:50:00

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - More than 20 insurgents including Arab, Chechen and Pakistani fighters have been killed by NATO and Afghan forces who are ramping up operations in the east against a Taliban faction ...

source: article.wn.com

Canada processes Tamil migrants

date: 2010-08-14 01:26:28

Immigration officials in Canada begin processing some 490 migrants, who are believed to be from Sri Lanka and to have been on a cargo ship for three months.

source: www.bbc.co.uk

Oil Leak: US State Sues BP For Damages

date: 2010-08-14 00:43:30

The US state of Alabama is suing BP and Transocean for damages sustained from the Gulf of Mexico oil leak.

source: news.sky.com

Spain: Arson Suspected As Lethal Fires Rage

date: 2010-08-14 00:43:30

Two firefighters have been killed battling forest fires in Spain that officials suspect were started deliberately.

source: news.sky.com

Stabbing suspect sent to Michigan

date: 2010-08-13 20:38:51

A man arrested in connection with a series of nearly 20 stabbings agrees to return to Michigan to face charges in one of the attacks.

source: www.bbc.co.uk

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