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Al-Qa'ida book by ex-agent sets off war between FBI and CIA
Saturday, 27 August 2011
Still simmering tensions between the FBI and the CIA over the September 2001 terrorist attacks and their aftermath have been reignited by a row over a forthcoming book by a former FBI agent that is strongly critical of the main US foreign intelligence agency.
More than 50 dead in casino arson as Mexico drug violence spreads
Saturday, 27 August 2011
The northern Mexican city of Monterrey, once a model of industrial prosperity and relatively insulated from the drugs war that has gripped the country for five years, was reeling yesterday after gang members set fire to a two-storey casino in the city's centre killing at least 50 people trapped inside.
Police ID line-up weighted unfairly
Saturday, 27 August 2011
A man from New York has had his conviction for robbery overturned because the line-up in which he was identified did not include any other 400lb men.
Underground river stretching 3,700 miles found under the Amazon
Saturday, 27 August 2011
A huge underground river appears to be flowing thousands of feet beneath the Amazon, Brazilian scientists have claimed.
Strauss-Kahn gets his passport back
Saturday, 27 August 2011
Former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been given back his passport by prosecutors who dropped a high-profile sexual-assault case against him.
Anxious markets seek boost from Bernanke at Jackson Hole
Friday, 26 August 2011
Stephen Foley: The US Federal Reserve chairman, Ben Bernanke, risks disappointing financial markets if a major policy speech today does not contain hints of additional monetary easing by the US central bank.
52 killed in Mexico casino attack
Friday, 26 August 2011
Armed assailants burst into the casino in northern Mexico, starting a fire that burned the casino to the ground.
Video: Meteor crashes towards Earth
Friday, 26 August 2011
This amazing video shows a meteorite crashing towards earth in the city of Cusco, Peru.
Who'll do Steve's jobs now? Apple hopes many brains are as good as one
Friday, 26 August 2011
He was such a force that his role will be filled by a whole team of people. Stephen Foley profiles Mr Apple's successors.
Hurricane Irene approaches US east coast
Friday, 26 August 2011
President Barack Obama urged Americans in the path of Hurricane Irene to heed instructions from state and local officials.
World stocks slip as Bernanke offers no new aid to boost US economy
Friday, 26 August 2011
Federal Reserve indicates that central bank will not take immediate action to boost growth.
DSK: From perp walk to a stroll in the park
Friday, 26 August 2011
Richard Hall: Dominique Strauss-Kahn was evidently enjoying his freedom yesterday as he strolled around Manhattan wearing shorts and trainers.
'Jewish Indiana Jones' in court over lost Torahs crusade
Friday, 26 August 2011
A self-styled "Jewish Indiana Jones" who claimed he criss-crossed the globe rescuing Torahs is to face fraud charges after authorities said he duped benefactors by fabricating dramatic stories about sometimes dangerous trips.
Trinidad & Tobago: Government cracks down on gangs
Friday, 26 August 2011
Authorities rounded up 117 people in Trinidad and Tobago after imposing emergency rule on the oil-rich Caribbean nation this week to halt a spike in violent crime.
Suu Kyi gets the Shepard Fairey treatment
Friday, 26 August 2011
The American street artist Shepard Fairey, whose Hope poster of Barack Obama proved one of the most enduring images of the 2008 US presidential election, has completed a similarly styled poster to mark the launch of a film about Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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