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  • UK defends security services over Woolwich murder UK defends security services over Woolwich murder

    LONDON - The British government has defended its spy agencies for failing to prevent murder of a soldier in London despite signs and revelations that the two suspects were well known to MI5. Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said it was impossible to control everyone all the time. "Peers and MPs will do a thorough investigation in terms of what the security forces knew but I've seen ...

  • $2.6 mn necklace spirited away at Cannes Film Festival $2.6 mn necklace spirited away at Cannes Film Festival

    CANNES - A second suspected jewellery heist was reported at the Cannes Film Festival, with a single necklace by Swiss jeweller De Grisogono worth nearly $2.6 million reported missing. In the case of the first gem loot at the Cannes Film Festival, thieves literally tore out a safe filled with roughly $1 million-worth of jewels from a hotel room. The second time around the event took place ...

  • World becoming dangerous for refugees, warns Amnesty World becoming dangerous for refugees, warns Amnesty

    LONDON - Global rights body Amnesty International has said that the world is "increasingly" becoming "dangerous place" for refugees due to inaction on human rights. The London-based group in its annual report cited the increasing number of refugees around the world, and highlighted the lack of support for them, as the key human rights issue for the past year. It said that the number of ...

  • Facebook Phones poor U.S. sales feedback delays Europe launch

    Facebook Phone's disappointingly poor customer feedback in the United States has resulted in the delay of its launch in Europe. The HTC handsets, which run Facebook's enhanced Home software, designed to replace the phone's home screen with FB feed and chat options, has flopped with users. EE, a UK mobile operator, confirmed that poor customer feedback is the reason why the phone's Europe ...

  • Man City CEO expects Pelligrini to deliver five trophies in five years

    Manchester City chief executive Ferran Sorriano has said the club expects new manager Manuel Pelligrini to help the team win a trophy each year, including the Union of European Football Association (UEFA) Cup, following the sacking of previous coach Roberto Mancini. The embarrassing defeat at the hands of Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup final and poor management skills, saw Mancini lose his job. ...

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The Muppets [Blu-Ray]

The Muppets [Blu-Ray]

The Muppet Show has been off the air since 1981, and the various Muppet characters that populated it, while having starred in more than a dozen feature films and television movies, not to mention various spin-offs in other media, havent graced the big screen since 1999s ill-received < ... ...

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  • UEFA announces steroid-measuring research study as part of new anti-doping initiatives

    The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has announced new anti-doping initiatives including the launch of a research study retrospectively measuring the steroid profiles of nearly 900 players who have participated in UEFA competitions since 2008. According to UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino, the organisation wants to identify the potential relevance of steroid use across ...

  • Russia rejects Paul McCartneys plea to free jailed Pussy Riot band

    Russia has rejected Beatles legend, Sir Paul McCartney's plea to free jailed female punk band Pussy Riot. McCartney, 70, had asked for Maria Alyokhina, 24, and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, 23, to be given parole. They are serving two years for a protest show at a cathedral labelled "religious hatred and hooliganism", reports the Daily Star. Last night Maria went on hunger strike after she was ...

  • UEFA sets 10-match ban for players officials guilty of racism

    The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) is set to impose a minimum ban of 10 matches for players and officials found guilty of racist offences in European club matches or internationals under tougher disciplinary regulations approved by their executive committee. The committee is set to propose that all their 53 national associations adopt the same sanction, although the English FA ...

  • European golf tour head apologises for using coloured term while referring to Woods-Garcia spat

    The head of the European golf tour has offered an apology for using the word 'coloured' during a live television interview in which he was referring to the spat between World No.1 Tiger Woods and Spanish golfer Sergio Garcia. European Tour CEO George O'Grady had said that 'most of Sergio's friends are colored athletes in the United States', the New York Post reports. According to the report, ...

  • Wintry spring costs Western Europe

    The weather in Western Europe this month could easily have been mistaken for mid-winter. Around the French mountain community of Little Saint Bernard, very close to the border with Italy. In the Alps, the snow ploughs have been out daily. They can keep the road clear in the Serra de Estrela in the middle of Portugal, but the last time they had snow there this late in the year was eight years ...

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