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Labour MP Stephen Timms was stabbed on the street, yesterday the BBC announces.
Stephen Timms, aged 54, is in the hospital after being stabbed in the stomach during an event in Newham, London. Police said the MP is not in any life threatening condition.
A 21-year-old girl was arrested after the attack, but police gave no more information about what happened.
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May 15 2010 | Posted in
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At least ten people were killed yestedayr in Bangkok, according to a new balance, announced Monday.
Thai capital, Bangkok, was the scene of violence between protesters and new [police forces.
Nine men and one woman, all civilians, have died in the violences between demonstrators during which the government resigned and called for early elections and law enforcement.
Over 100 people were injured.
The [...]
May 15 2010 | Posted in
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Macedonian police has seized a large quantity of arms, ammunition and explosives, arresting three people north of the country near the border with Kosovo.
The announcement was made by the Interior Ministry in Skopje, quoted by Agence France Presse.
Arrests took place on Thursday to Friday night in the village of Novo Selo, near the town of Tetovo, in [...]
May 15 2010 | Posted in
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Yesterday the General Council of Judicial Power (CGPJ) in Spain suspended judge Baltasar Garzon from office, impeached because he wanted to investigate crimes of the franchism amnesty granted, stated a judicial source quoted by Agence France Presse.
This measure comes after the decision taken on Wednesday by a judge of the Supreme Court to order the opening [...]
May 15 2010 | Posted in
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The leader of the Elysee France threatened to withdraw from the euro area if Germany does not support the saving measures the Greek State, writes “El Pais”
French President Nicolas Sarkozy put an end to Germany’s doubts last week in Brussels, threatening to withdraw his country from the euro zone to persuade Angela Merkel, German chancellor to save Greece [...]
May 14 2010 | Posted in
Finance |
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An Icelandic company has launched a unique souvenir. It is the Eyjafjallajökull volcanic ash, which can now be purchased on the Internet.
The nammi. business has proven successful, given that, ten days after its launch, there have been orders from more than 130 countries, AFP reported.
For 23.80 euros,all interested persons receive a container of 160 grams [...]
May 13 2010 | Posted in
World |
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The FBI has searched today several houses in northeastern U.S. and has arrested two people in an investigation related to failed bombing in Times Square, New York, announced Monday.
An FBI team has raided a house located in Watertown and a gas station in Brookline (both in Massachusetts).
These searches are related to the investigation into the [...]
May 13 2010 | Posted in
America |
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Italian police uncovered a drug smuggling ring that used a monastery near Milan to enter cocaine in the country, the BBC announces.
Most drugs come from South American countries.
Authorities say the keeper of the monastery, originally from South America, organized trips for religious purposes in which smugglers gave pilgrims cocaine that they hid in the textbooks.
The [...]
May 13 2010 | Posted in
World |
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Accused of treason and cooperation with the U.S. military intelligence,Guennadi Sipatchev was sentenced to four years in prison by a Moscow court today AFP reported, quoting Russian news agencies.
Sipatchev was convicted because he provided maps to help locate military targets in Russia to the U.S. Department two years ago, according to ITAR-TASS.
Sipatchev collaborated with Russian [...]
May 13 2010 | Posted in
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As it has become too expensive to maintain official limousines for the Parliament uses, they are now out for sale, said Bulgarian Ţeţka Ţaceva , quoted by Novinite.
Bulgarians have decided to sell their limousines in order to cut down the costs associated with transportation.
In an interview aired on BTV, Ţaceva explained that most of the [...]
May 13 2010 | Posted in
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