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MI5 dismissed 7/7 ringleader as Jihadi 'tourist', inquest hears
British Intelligence outfit MI5 had dismissed the July 7 ringleader as a Jihadi 'tourist' when he had travelled to Pakistan in 2003 to attend a terrorist training camp, the inquest into the 2005 attacks on London's transport system has heard.
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UN rights chief condemns violence against protesters in Middle East, North Africa
The United Nations human rights chief today denounced the violence by security forces against protesters in Libya, Bahrain and other countries in the Middle East and North Africa as illegal and excessively heavy-handed.
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UN chief urges restraint by Arab leaders as protests continue
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has once again called for the non-use of force and respect for basic freedoms, as he voiced concern about reports of escalating violence and bloodshed amid the protests in North Africa and the Middle East.
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NEPAL: Uncertainty hangs over upcoming elections
Voter registration underway, but electoral challenges remain
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China has many problems, said a Chinese daily as it warned that 'in theory, it is not totally unfeasible that the nation could fall into social turmoil should its public governance fail'.
China has many problems, said a Chinese daily as it warned that 'in theory, it is not totally unfeasible that the nation could fall into social turmoil should its public governance fail'.
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Bahrain: Ban calls for immediate end to violence against demonstrators
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses correspondents on the current developments in Northern Africa and the Middle East
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Threat of violence against women in Egypt unfolds after attacks
The reported attack of a senior U.S. television correspondent during celebrations of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's stepping down from office, has brought into the open the threat of violence women in Egypt face.
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