Thursday 21 June 2012
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Egypt: delay in election results as coup fears rise
Egypt’s ruling authorities have delayed the result of the country’s first free presidential election.
Syria: PM considered ordering forces to seize Russian ship
David Cameron considered ordering British special forces to board and impound a Russian ship suspected of carrying arms to Syria, it has emerged.
'Al-Qaeda militant' brings terror to Toulouse
A gunman claiming to be an al-Qaeda militant brought terror to Toulouse for the second time in three months after taking hostages at a bank close to where the jihadi killer Mohamed Merah was shot dead.
Hamid Karzai government under fire for oil deal with company run by cousin
Anti-corruption campaigners and diplomats have challenged Hamid Karzai's government for awarding a $3bn oil deal to a company run by a cousin who was jailed in the United States for drug trafficking.
Neil Heywood: diplomatic row brews between Cambodia and China
Cambodia says it will not extradite Patrick Henri Devillers, the French architect wanted in China for his possible involvement in the murder of Neil Heywood, without evidence he commited a crime.
Zuma faces losing £1.2 million support for wives
Jacob Zuma faces losing £1.2 million budgetary support for his four wives.
Forest Boy to be sued by Germany for expenses
German social authorities in Berlin want to sue the "forest boy" for £16,000 expenses he ran up while maintaining the lie he had been living in the woods for five years.
Vladimir Putin to attend London Olympics
Vladimir Putin has announced that he will attend the London Olympics as a "private" spectator to watch the Judo competition.
Former Romanian prime minister shoots himself
A Romanian ex-prime minister shot and wounded himself Wednesday, hours after the country's highest court ruled that he must serve a two-year prison sentence on corruption charges, the country's current premier said. Media reports said he had shot himself in the neck.
Dinosaur 'to be sent back to Mongolia'
A dinosaur skeleton is scheduled to be taken by US authorities on Friday from the custody of an auction house after a judge permitted its seizure for its likely return home to Mongolia.
Man who lost legs as a child scales Kilimanjaro
A man who lost both his legs as a child has become the first to scale Mount Kilimanjaro using his hands.
Asylum-seeker boat carrying 200 capsizes off Australia
Australian authorities said an asylum-seeker boat believed to be carrying 200 people capsized Thursday off remote Christmas Island with an unknown number of survivors.
Aung San Suu Kyi honoured in Dublin
Receiving the award at a ceremony in Dublin, Burma's democratic opposition leader says she "never knew how many people cared" for her country and people.
Man who lost legs as a child scales Kilimanjaro
A man who lost both his legs as a child has become the first to scale Mount Kilimanjaro using his hands.
Hamas 'agrees to Egyptian-brokered ceasefire with Israel'
The military wing of Hamas said late on Wednesday it had agreed to an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire with Israel, after three days of bloodshed in and around Gaza.
Assange: Ecuador to rule on asylum today
Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, is expected to find out whether Ecuador will offer him political asylum today.
G20 summit: Cameron 'hid beach views during interviews'
David Cameron recorded television interviews in Mexico, where he is attending the G20 summit, in front of a screen which hid spectacular beach views.
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