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US Bank Robbers In Daring 200ft Prison Escape
Two bank robbers have pulled off a daring escape using a makeshift rope to scale 20 floors of a prison in Chicago.
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Bali prosecutors seek 15 years for UK drug accused
Indonesian prosecutors recommended a 15-year prison term Thursday for a British grandmother accused of trafficking in cocaine on the resort island of Bali.
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Hong Kong probes UBS over interbank rate rigging claims
Hong Kong's de facto central bank on Thursday said it would probe UBS over possible rigging of the financial hub's interbank rate, a day after the Swiss giant agreed to pay a huge fine over the Libor...
View ArticleGovernment warns Go-Ahead on rail performance
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government gave rail operator Go-Ahead Plc 'a firm yellow-card' over service failures at its London Midland franchise, forcing it to provide a 7 million pounds package of...
View ArticleIran sidesteps sanctions to export its fuel oil
DUBAI/GENEVA (Reuters) - Iran is becoming increasingly creative in dodging Western sanctions, managing to sell a rising volume of fuel oil to generate revenue equal to up to a third of its crude...
View ArticleTop aide to Iran's Ahmadinejad temporarily freed from prison
DUBAI (Reuters) - A top aide to Iran's president was temporarily freed from prison on Wednesday, Iranian media said, in the latest twist in a case seen as reflecting the waning influence of Mahmoud...
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Australia customs upheaval over Sydney airport graft
Australia announced an overhaul of its customs service on Thursday after eight people were arrested in a corruption investigation linked to an alleged drugs ring at Sydney airport.
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Death toll from Pakistan polio worker attacks rises
The death toll from a string of attacks on polio vaccination teams in Pakistan this week rose to nine on Thursday, as a wounded health worker succumbed to his injuries in hospital.
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China video reveals school knife attack
Chinese police have released surveillance video footage of a knife-wielding attacker who stabbed 22 students at a primary school last week, after the assault was given limited prominence in national...
View ArticlePutin says Russia insists on rebel Georgia regions' independence
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia will not back down on its decision to recognise Georgian breakaway regions Abkhazia and South Ossetia despite a recent...
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Alternative Vote Referendum Cost £75m
A referendum on changing the voting system from first past the post cost taxpayers £75m, according to the election watchdog.
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ZKB says three bankers indicted in U.S
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss bank ZKB said on Thursday that two of its bankers and one former banker had been indicted by U.S. authorities on charged they helped U.S. clients to cheat on their taxes. The...
View ArticleBOJ's Shirakawa: will debate whether room to change price goal
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said on Thursday that the central bank will debate next month whether there is any room to review the level of price growth that it sees as...
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Ireland to legalise abortion
Ireland was steadying itself for a hugely emotional political debate today, after the government took the first steps towards legalising abortion.
View ArticleIsraeli attacks on Gaza journalists unlawful - rights group
GAZA (Reuters) - Israel's killing of two Palestinian journalists and attacks on media facilities during its Gaza offensive last month violated the laws of war, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday. Two...
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Oz Customs Staff Held Over Drug Smuggling
An alleged major drug smuggling operation involving a network of customs officials has been uncovered at Australia's biggest airport.
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Indian court allows Italian marines to go home for Christmas
KOCHI, India (Reuters) - Two Italian marines charged with killing two fishermen off the coast of India are likely to spend Christmas in Italy, after an Indian court on Thursday accepted a plea by the...
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BBC advised on recouping pay-off
The BBC has taken legal advice on whether it can recoup some of the £450,000 pay-off given to director-general George Entwistle, Lord Patten said.
View ArticleMexico's ethnic Maya unmoved by 2012 "Armageddon" hysteria
IZAMAL, Mexico (Reuters) - Thousands of mystics, New Age dreamers and fans of pre-Hispanic culture have been drawn to Mexico in hopes of witnessing great things when the day in an old Maya calendar...
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Barack Obama Trapped By Spider-Man's Web
A photo of Barack Obama getting caught in Spider-Man's web outside the Oval Office has been released by the White House.
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