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Photo courtesy of seccionquinta.blogspot.com US to take back seat in changing world order: think-tank A series of political transitions led by the Arab Spring uprisings are shifting the balance of world power with the United States set to play a less dominant role.
14 September 2012
©REUTERS WikiLeaks says US gave 'tacit approval' to embassy attacks Whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks declared on Wednesday that the United States had effectively given groups an opening to attack its embassies by supporting the siege of its founder Julian Assange.
14 September 2012
Royal couple 'saddened' by Kate topless pix claim Britain's Prince William and his wife Catherine were "saddened" by a French magazine's claims it would publish topless photos of her.
14 September 2012
New nano-code ups the fight against counterfeiters Scientists on Wednesday reported they had invented an invisible tag using the widely-used "quick response" code to help thwart banknote forgers and criminals who sell bogus drugs or fake vintage wine.
12 September 2012
West seeks to pressure Iran at IAEA Western countries will seek to turn the screw further on Iran at a meeting of UN atomic agency board of governors from Monday following the watchdog's latest damning report on Tehran's nuclear programme.
10 September 2012
Police wait to interview key Alps shooting witness, 7 Police were on Monday waiting to question a young British girl seen as the key to solving the mystery of a shooting on a lonely forest road that left three members of her family and a cyclist dead.
10 September 2012
Prince Harry in Afghanistan for second tour of duty Britain's Prince Harry is back in Afghanistan to serve as a military helicopter pilot four years after his previous deployment there had to be cut short, the Ministry of Defence said on Friday.
10 September 2012
Ecuador renews call for safe passage for Assange Ecuador repeated demands Thursday that Britain grant safe passage to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who is holed up in Quito's London embassy in a bid to avoid extradition to Sweden.
08 September 2012
All eyes on France after Alps massacre: British press The horrific massacre of a British-Iraqi family in the French Alps dominated the front pages of Britain's newspapers on Friday with the performance of French investigators coming under the microscope.
08 September 2012
©REUTERS Oxfam warns food prices to soar due to climate change Staple food prices may double within the next two decades due to climate change and an increase in extreme weather including droughts and hurricanes.
06 September 2012
Hosni Mubarak. Photo courtesy of scrapetv.com Britain blocking efforts to freeze Mubarak assets: official The Egyptian public investigator who led efforts to hunt down property belonging to the regime of toppled dictator Hosni Mubarak has accused Britain of being "one of the worst" countries for housing assets.
05 September 2012
Britain urges fresh talks with Ecuador over Assange Britain wants to resume talks with Ecuador and find a diplomatic solution to the standoff over WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange as soon as possible.
05 September 2012
Prince Harry jokes about nude snaps at charity awards Britain's Prince Harry on Monday made light of his recent exploits in his first public appearance since naked photographs of him in a Las Vegas hotel room surfaced on the internet.
04 September 2012
©REUTERS/Alex Domanski Moody's downgrades EU rating outlook to 'negative' Moody's on Monday lowered the European Union's long-term issuer rating outlook from stable to negative, saying the move reflected credit risks of the bloc's key budget contributors.
04 September 2012
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron. ©REUTERS/Luke MacGregor British PM begins government reshuffle British Prime Minister David Cameron is set to reshuffle his ailing government on Tuesday, but with unpopular finance minister George Osborne expected to keep his job despite continued economic gloom.
04 September 2012
British university launches legal fight over visa status A London university on Monday announced it was launching legal action over the government's decision to revoke its right to sponsor visas, a move that threatens thousands of students with deportation.
04 September 2012
German left-wing MP visits Assange at Ecuador embassy German far-left MP Sevim Dagdelen on Sunday visited Julian Asange, who has been holed up at Ecuador's embassy in London since June, and afterwards expressed her solidarity with the Wikileaks founder.
04 September 2012
Rihanna. ©REUTERS/Danny Moloshok Rihanna gets worked up over-enthusiastic French fans Pop star Rihanna let rip in a series of foul-mouthed Twitter posts, saying she had to fight her way out of a Paris train station after a crowd of French fans gathered to greet her.
03 September 2012
©REUTERS/Kieran Doherty 15 years on, Diana remembered in London Dozens of bouquets of flowers, posters and cards were left at the gates of Kensington Palace on Friday as Princess Diana was remembered on the 15th anniversary of her death.
01 September 2012
Paralympics: US serviceman blinded in Afghanistan wins gold US swimmer Bradley Snyder on Friday won gold in the men's S11 100m freestyle at the London Paralympics -- a year after losing his sight when an improvised explosive device exploded in his face in Afghanistan.
01 September 2012
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