Friday 15 June 2012
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Cameron warns Argentina against making threats
PM delivers rebuke to Argentina's claims to Falklands, saying Britain is not prepared to play 'game of global Monopoly'.
Syria: UN visits Haffa but finds it deserted and a 'stench of dead bodies'
The United Nations monitoring mission finally visited the devastated Syrian town of Haffa yesterday only to find it deserted, largely in ruins and a "strong stench of dead bodies".
Egypt's military accused of 'complete coup' after court ruling
Egypt's military-led establishment was accused last night of staging a "complete coup" after the country's supreme court ordered that parliament should be dissolved and its power handed back to the army council.
Aung San Suu Kyi asserts determination to lead Burma
After years in the lonely isolation of house arrest in her native land, Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma's democratic opposition leader, could be forgiven for merely basking in the adulation on her first visit to Europe in a quarter of a century.
Obama says US faces choice between him or return to Bush
Barack Obama attempted to put his faltering campaign for re-election back on track today, declaring that America faced a stark choice between him or a return to the policies of George W. Bush under Mitt Romney.
Alexis Tsipras: Angela Merkel’s Europe ‘belongs to the past’
Greece’s radical leftist leader Alexis Tsipras told a final campaign rally on Thursday night that his party represented the new Europe and German Chancellor Angela Merkel the old.
Niagara Falls tightrope attempt
33-year-old stuntman Nick Wallenda will attempt to become first man in 100 years to cross Niagara Falls on tightrope.
Bahrain upholds convictions of Shia doctors
Bahrain faced renewed international scrutiny yesterday after its court of appeal upheld the convictions of nine Shia doctors and nurses arrested during last year's thwarted pro-democracy uprising.
Game of Thrones apologises for Bush's head on a spike
The makers of Game of Thrones apologise for putting a model of George W Bush's head on a spike in an episodes.
India's cool colonial hill stations getting too hot
The Himalayan retreats where British officers escaped the heat India's cool hill stations are getting hotter every year.
The First Lady's Pinterest board
Michelle Obama releases pictures of Barack and family on Pinterest.
Scientists find new evidence supporting John the Baptist bones theory
Scientists have uncovered new evidence that mysterious remains found in an ancient reliquary in a 5th century monastery on Sveti Ivan Island in Bulgaria belong to St John the Baptist.
Three Chinese officials suspended after forced abortion
Three local government officials in northern China have been suspended after forcing a woman to terminate a seven-month pregnancy because she had not filled in an application form to have a second child.
Egypt court rulings spark conspiracy theories
The last week has seen Hosni Mubarak jailed for life, and the army handed near-unlimited power. Richard Spencer looks at the conspiracy theories in Egypt.
Australia's defence minister denies sex abuse 'cover up'
Australia's defence minister has denied covering up the extent of abuse within the military after new documents revealed "horrific" child sex assaults and brutal initiation ceremonies.
Aung San Suu Kyi starts European tour
Myanmar's Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi arrives in Geneva for the start of her 17-day European tour.
US man contracts the plague saving a mouse
A man in Oregon is severely ill in hospital with a suspected case of the plague, thought to have been contracted as he tried saving a mouse from the jaws of a stray cat in his neighbourhood.
Barack Obama holds telephone call with Saudi King as Syrian diplomacy row intensifies
US President Barack Obama spoke to Saudi King Abdullah on Thursday, as regional diplomacy intensifies over Syria's escalating civil war and Iran's nuclear programme.
Kirchner attacks decision to fly Falklands flag
The President of Argentina attacked Britain over its decision to fly the flag, suggesting the Government should feel ‘ashamed’.
Senior member of Zetas drug cartel captured
A senior member of the Zetas drug cartel who is a close confidant of the leader Heriberto Lazcano has been detained in north Mexico.
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- David Cameron’s 'chumocracy’ is no substitute for a political mission
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