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Norway suspect's tract says attacks prepared since 2009

OSLO (AFP) - A rambling 1,500-page tract apparently written by the Norwegian man accused of killing at least 92 people in twin attacks says he has been preparing the operation since at least autumn 2009.The Internet document is part diary, part bomb-making manual and part political rant in which Anders Behring Breivik details his Islamophobia, attacks on Marxism and his initiation as a Knight Temp

July 24, 2011

Norway suspect's tract says attacks prepared since 2009

Strong quake hits northern Japan

TOKYO, July 23, 2011 (AFP) - A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit northern Japan Saturday, but there was no danger of a tsunami, the weather agency said.The quake happened at 1:34 pm (0434 GMT) off the Pacific coast of Miyagi prefecture, around the same area as the giant March 11 earthquake and tsunami, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.The depth of the quake was 40 kilometres (25 miles), it s

July 23, 2011

UK nurse charged after 5 patients found dead

LONDON (AP) _ Police investigating the suspicious deaths of five patients at a hospital in northern England said Friday that they had charged a 27-year-old nurse in the case.Police and prosecutors say that Rebecca Leighton endangered the lives of patients at the Stepping Hill Hospital in the town of Stockport, near Manchester, by damaging saline bags, saline ampoules, and unspecified medical produ

July 23, 2011

US 'encouraged' by Korea nuclear talks: Clinton

NUSA DUA, Indonesia, July 23, 2011 (AFP) - The United States said Saturday it was "encouraged" by unexpected and rare talks between North and South Korea over Pyongyang's nuclear programme.But US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told regional foreign ministers at an Asian security forum in Indonesia that the onus remained squarely on the North to prove its sincerity before six-party talks could

July 23, 2011

Gunman's background puzzles police in Norway

STOCKHOLM (AP) _ The 32-year-old suspected of massacring at least 80 young people at a summer camp and setting off a bomb in downtown Oslo that killed at least seven is a mystery to investigators: a right-winger with anti-Muslim views but no known links to hardcore extremists. A young victim is helped in the center of Oslo, Norway on Friday, July 22, 2011, after a bomb ripped open buildings in the

July 23, 2011

Gunman's background puzzles police in Norway

Norway horror: 84 die in camp shooting, 7 in blast

OSLO, Norway (AP) _ A Norwegian who dressed as a police officer to gun down summer campers killed at least 84 people at an island retreat, horrified police said early Saturday. It took investigators several hours to begin to realize the full scope of Friday's massacre, which followed an explosion in nearby Oslo that killed seven and that police say was set off by the same suspect.The mass shooti

July 23, 2011

Norway horror: 84 die in camp shooting, 7 in blast

U.K. police asked to probe phone ‘pinging’

LONDON (AP) ― Scotland Yard, still reeling from the alleged police role in Britain’s phone hacking scandal, was asked Thursday to investigate another explosive claim: that journalists bribed officers to locate people by tracking their cell phone signals.The practice is known as “pinging” because of the way cell phone signals bounce off relay towers as they try to find reception.Jenny Jones, a memb

July 22, 2011

Libya’s Gadhafi rules out talks with rebels

July 22, 2011

41 killed in China bus blaze: state TV

BEIJING (AFP) -- At least 41 people died on Friday when an overcrowded bus that was carrying hazardous goods caught fire in central China, state television reported.The fire happened early on Friday morning on a highway in Henan province, China Central Television (CCTV) said.Five passengers and the driver were pulled out alive from the overnight bus-- made up of 35 berths allowing passengers to sl

July 22, 2011

Shark-biting dog becomes YouTube hit

A video of a dog attacking a shark posted on YouTube by an Australian man is grabbing global attention. The footage shows two big dogs swimming in the ocean near the West Australian town of Broom, about 1,650 kilometers north of Perth. The dogs appear to be headed into the path of the sharks without realizing, but one suddenly attacks a shark. "The dog is biting the shark,” said Russe

July 22, 2011

Last space shuttle comes home, ends 30-year era

The space shuttle Atlantis lands on Thursday at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ending its 13-day mission. Atlantis safely touched down bringing an end to the 30-year U.S. shuttle program. AFP-YonhapCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Atlantis and four astronauts returned from the

July 21, 2011

Last space shuttle comes home, ends 30-year era

Asia takes on the best in mixed martial arts

MACAU (AFP) ― It has taken time and a few false starts but Asia, the spiritual and physical home of martial arts, now seems ready to take on the best in the world of modern mixed combat. Bae Myung-ho posing with the championship beltWhen Bae Myung-ho raised the Legend Fighting Championship welterweight title belt last Saturday night he showed it briefly to his fans and then the South Korean mixed

July 21, 2011

Asia takes on the best in mixed martial arts

S. Koreans’ education fever infects Seoul’s ethnic Chinese schools

As classes are about to end at Hanseong Chinese Primary School in downtown Seoul, parents line up outside to pick up their children. Most are Chinese parents but some are Korean mothers.English is by far the language that most Korean parents want their children to learn. But their focus is shifting, albeit slowly, to the Chinese language as China has emerged as the world’s second largest economy.“

July 21, 2011

S. Koreans’ education fever infects Seoul’s ethnic Chinese schools

Facts about Egypt

Official name: Arab Republic of Egypt Population: 84.5 million (U.N., 2010) Capital: Cairo Main cities: Alexandria, Suez, Port SaidArea: 1,002, 450m3 (World’s 30th largest country) Language: Arabic Major religions: 90 percent Muslim, 10 percent CopticIndustries: agriculture, textiles, food processing, tourism, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, ICT serviceExport commodities: crude oil and petroleum produ

July 21, 2011

Egypt offers everything for a perfect holiday

Egypt’s Red Sea has some of the best scuba diving in the world, and people come from everywhere to explore the underwater wonders. In particular, Sharm el-Sheikh ― the City of Peace ― is where tourists from all around the world come to spend an unforgettable vacation of their dreams. Sharm el-Sheikh: high life on the beach, in the city, and under water Exotic scenery in Sharm el-Sheikh (Egypt Tour

July 21, 2011

Egypt offers everything for a perfect holiday

Michelle Obama to appear on TV’s ‘Extreme Makeover’

July 21, 2011

Egypt refuses international election monitors

CAIRO (AP) ― Egypt’s council of military rulers will not allow international monitors to observe upcoming parliamentary elections designed to move the country back toward civilian rule, a council member said Wednesday.The decision, which is part of a new election law approved by the country’s ruling generals, was swiftly criticized by activists who said it raises questions about the transparency o

July 21, 2011

Somalis dying in worst famine in 20 years

U.N. declares crisis in parts of the country, tens of thousands feared deadNAIROBI (AP) ― Tens of thousands of Somalis are feared dead in the world’s worst famine in a generation, the U.N. said Wednesday, and the U.S. said it will allow emergency funds to be spent in areas controlled by al-Qaida-linked militants as long as the fighters do not interfere with aid distributions.Exhausted, rail-thin w

July 21, 2011

Somalis dying in worst famine in 20 years

British P.M. drags opponents into hacking scandal

LONDON (AP) ― Prime Minister David Cameron dragged his political foes into Britain’s phone-hacking scandal at a raucous session of Parliament, distancing himself from a former aide at the heart of the allegations and denying his staff tried to thwart police investigations.Cameron, who flew back from Africa early for Wednesday’s emergency session, defended his decision to hire former News of the Wo

July 21, 2011

Serbia arrests last key war criminal

July 21, 2011