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‘We’ll kill more than 7/7 bombers’: Terrorist trio plotted to murder hundreds in Britain’s ‘worst atrocity’

YoopyaFeb 22, 2013November 25, 20230

They aimed to use mobile phones to detonate explosives hidden in crowded stations and shopping centres to “take out” as many as they could. Three

Japan PM Shinzo Abe set for Washington talks with Obama

YoopyaFeb 22, 2013November 25, 20230

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to meet US President Barack Obama in Washington, in a visit aimed at fortifying their key security alliance.

Special Report: The loneliness of the short distance pope

YoopyaFeb 22, 2013November 13, 20230

(Reuters) – In Havana last March, when Pope Benedict sat down with Fidel Castro, the revolutionary leader jocularly asked his fellow octogenarian: “What does a

Hugo Chavez’s ‘breathing problems persist’

YoopyaFeb 22, 20130

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is still suffering breathing problems following his return from Cuba where he was treated for cancer, officials say. Information Minister Ernesto

The babies who nap in sub-zero temperatures

YoopyaFeb 22, 20130

Would you put your baby or toddler outside in the freezing cold for their lunchtime nap? Most Nordic parents wouldn’t give it a second thought.

Egypt’s President Morsi calls elections

YoopyaFeb 22, 20130

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has called parliamentary elections, starting on 27 April and end in June. A presidential decree said voting would take place in

Syria conflict: Many dead in huge Damascus bombing

YoopyaFeb 22, 20130

A massive car bomb explosion in the Syrian capital, Damascus, has killed at least 53 people and injured another 200, reports say. Syria blamed “terrorist

Iran installing new Natanz centrifuges, says IAEA

YoopyaFeb 22, 20130

Iran has begun installing advanced centrifuge machines for enriching uranium at its nuclear plant at Natanz, says the UN’s nuclear watchdog. The US said if

Shard firm lands deal for world’s tallest skyscraper

YoopyaFeb 22, 20130

The company that built London’s Shard skyscraper has been chosen to oversee the construction of a tower in Saudi Arabia set to be the world’s

White Rose: The Germans who tried to topple Hitler

YoopyaFeb 22, 20130

Seventy years ago today, three German students were executed in Munich for leading a resistance movement against Hitler. Since then, the members of the White