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UK-bound Pakistan Plane Diverted, Two Men Arrested

British Fighter Jets Scrambled to Intercept Passenger Plane

Source country irishsun Saturday, May 25, 2013 12:46:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Entities: Angus Crawford[1];

Other categories: Security; Air Transport - Aviation Safety; Terrorist Attack;

British fighter jets scrambled to intercept a passenger plane after reports of an incident on a flight from Pakistan. The plane was diverted and two passengers were arrested. But British police say the incident is not being treated as terrorism. Britain is on full alert two days after the brutal.......

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IMF's Lagarde escapes formal investigation in court

IMF chief named key witness in French payoff case

Source country CBSnews Saturday, May 25, 2013 12:55:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Entities: Gerry Rice[1]; Saul Loeb[1]; Dominique Strauss-Kahn[3]; Yves Repiquet[1]; Bernard Tapie[1]; Nicolas Sarkozy[1]; Christine Lagarde[2];

A court is probing Christine Lagarde's role in $520M payment to a flamboyant tycoon when she served as French prime minister...

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Taliban attack international compound in Afghan capital

Afghanistan: UN Special Representative Ján Kubiš on the attack in Kabul

Source country reliefWeb Saturday, May 25, 2013 12:42:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Entities: Jan Kubiš[1];

Other categories: Security; UN Bodies; Terrorist Attack;

Source: UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan Country: Afghanistan KABUL, 24 May 2013 – I strongly condemn today’s terrorist attack centred on a compound of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in central Kabul. Three IOM staff members were injured, one seriously....

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Man arrested following major drugs bust

€1.7m worth of drugs seized in Dublin

Source country irishsun Saturday, May 25, 2013 12:15:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Other categories: Drugs;

Cannabis herb and ecstasy with an approximate street value of €1.7m have been seized during a search of a house in Donabate in Dublin. A 36-year-old man was arrested and is being held at Mountjoy Garda Station. Gardaí from the North Central Drug unit based at Store Street carried out a search of the.......

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'Horrified' trucker watches I-5 bridge collapse

Inslee: Temp bridge might sub for collapsed I-5 bridge

Source country upi Saturday, May 25, 2013 1:00:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Entities: William Scott[1]; Maria Cantwell[1]; Jay Inslee[1];

MOUNT VERNON, Wash., May 24 (UPI) -- Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said a temporary bridge might carry traffic over the Skagit River until a permanent fix can be arranged for the collapsed I-5 bridge....

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World › North Korea says will take 'positive steps' for peace

World › North Korea says will take 'positive steps' for peace

Source country japantoday Saturday, May 25, 2013 12:26:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Entities: Xi Jinping[1]; Park Geun-hye[1]; Grigory Logvinov[1]; Central Military Commission[1]; Chang Yong-seok[1]; Kim Jong-un[1]; Choe Ryong-Hae[1]; Barack Obama[1]; Cai Jian[1]; Kim Haing[1];

Other categories: UN Bodies;

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Choe Ryong-Hae added: “To this end, North Korea is willing to take positive actions,”

Xi Jinping said: “China hopes all sides exercise calm and restraint, push for a lessening of tensions, restart the six-party talks process and make unremitting efforts ... for long-lasting peace and stability,”

Cai Jian said: “The U.S. says if North Korea doesn’t clearly renounce its nuclear program, it won’t return to the six-party talks. But if the international community doesn’t hold peace talks with North Korea, then North Korea will use that time to develop its nuclear weapons and missiles,”

Chang Yong-seok said (about Choe Ryong-Hae) : “Sending Choe in military uniforms as an envoy to China means North Korea still wants to stick to their right to have a nuclear arsenal,”

A North Korean envoy told China's president on Friday that his reclusive country was willing to take "positive actions" to ensure peace and stability on the Korean peninsula, as China steps up diplomatic efforts to bring Pyongyang back to talks. But Choe Ryong-hae, a special envoy of North Korean.......

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Obama''s drone speech could improve Pakistan ties

Would a US 'drone court' to authorize drone strikes be a good idea?

Source country csmonitor Saturday, May 25, 2013 12:59:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Entities: Ron Wyden[1]; Anwar al Awlaki[1]; George W Bush[1];

Other categories: Security; Conflict;

President Obama this week tentatively opened the door to the establishment of a drone court, to provide greater accountability for drone strikes on Al Qaeda affiliates abroad. The idea is drawing mixed reviews....

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Obama OKs honor for Birmingham bombing victims

Obama awards top U.S. honor to girls killed in 1963 racial bombing

Source country reuters Saturday, May 25, 2013 12:30:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Entities: Verna Gates[1]; Philip Barbara[1]; Tom Brown[1]; Doug Jones[1]; William Bell[1]; Martin Luther King[3]; Barack Obama[1]; Jeff Mason[1]; Martin Luther[1];

Other categories: Conflict;

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Barack Obama said: "That tragic loss, that heartbreak helped to trigger triumph, and a more just and equal and fair America,"

Barack Obama said: "We have here a prosecutor who was able to make sure that justice eventually was delivered even if several decades after the fact,"

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama awarded the highest U.S. civilian honor on Friday to four black girls killed in a civil rights-era church bombing 50 years ago, saying their tragic deaths ultimately "helped to trigger triumph."...

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Yahoo joins growing list of bidders for Hulu: Sources

Yahoo makes a bid for Hulu in second $1 billion+ deal in a month

Source country dailymail Saturday, May 25, 2013 12:57:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Entities: William Morris[2]; Marissa Mayer[3]; Peter Chernin[1];

Other categories: Economic Crisis - Internal Market;

The online video service Hulu is at the centre of a bidding war with the tech giant Yahoo rumoured to have made an offer for the second time in its history. Yahoo made a formal proposal to buy Hulu on Friday morning less than a week after splurging $1.1bn on a deal to buy the blogging platform Tumblr....

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