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Friday, 22 June 2012

Nigeria Christmas Day bombings suspect arrested

One of the men accused of responsibility for Nigeria's Christmas Day bombings, which killed dozens, has been arrested, security sources say. Habibu Bama, a former soldier, was shot during his arrest in the north-eastern city of Damaturu, the sources say. He is accused of being a member of the Boko Haram Islamist group, which...

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Insight: Children of Mao's wrath vie for power in China Yahoo Daily News

BEIJING (Reuters) - Forty five years before ambitious Chinese politician Bo Xilai fell from power accused of flirting with Cultural Revolution extremism, he stood as a teenager in front of a baying crowd that accused him of defying Mao Zedong's campaign. Bo's divisive rise and downfall has kindled...

Moody's downgrades 15 banks, Morgan Stanley down two notches Reuters

CHARLOTTE, N.C./LONDON (Reuters) - Ratings agency Moody's downgraded 15 of the world's biggest banks on Thursday, lowering credit ratings by one to three notches to reflect the risk of losses they face from volatile capital markets activities, but banks criticized the move as backward looking....

Leaders raise alarm at Rio+20 enviro summit Jakarta Post

Leaders from the developing world sharply criticized their counterparts from richer nations during talks at the Rio+20 sustainable development conference on Thursday, citing what they said is the historic responsibility industrialized nations have to clean up the globe. Delegates from developed...

Mexico arrests son of most-wanted drug lord 'El Chapo' Fox News

June 21, 2012: A Mexican marine escorts Jesus Alfredo Guzman Salazar, left, during his presentation to the media in Mexico City.AP Mexican marines on Thursday detained a young man they believe is one of the sons of Mexico's most-wanted drug kingpin, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, leader of the powerful...

Hot, dry West means firing guns can start blazes Herald Tribune

SALT LAKE CITY - Nineteen wildfires in Utah have been sparked this year by target shooting as dry and windy conditions make such ignitions more likely, authorities said. Enlarge In this photo taken on Monday, June 18, 2012, and made available Wednesday by the Colorado National Guard, a helicopter...

Recession-hit UK gifts queen a big pay hike The Times of India

SHARE AND DISCUSSTweetBritain’s Queen Elizabeth has another reason to be cheerful in her Diamond Jubilee year — her annual pay is about to jump by 20% to £36 million.LONDON: Britain's Queen Elizabeth has another reason to be...

WikiLeaks' Assange says ready for life in Ecuador Daily Press

CANBERRA (Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Friday said he was ready for a life in Ecuador and said the country had been "quite supportive" of his bid for asylum. Assange is holed up in Ecuador's embassy in London, where he has sought asylum in a bid to avoid extradition to Sweden where...

Top Rwandan officials backing Congo rebels - leaked U.N. findings The Star

DAKAR (Reuters) - U.N. experts have evidence Rwanda's defence minister and two top military officials have been backing an army mutiny in the east of neighbouring Congo, according to notes of their briefing to a closed-door U.N. committee seen by Reuters on Thursday. The evidence is the strongest...