The digital clock in the foyer of Thames House, the headquarters of MI5, is a constant reminder to visitors and staff of the security service’s main priority over the coming weeks. At first it was set to count down to zero, to coincide with the arrival in the UK of the Olympic torch in May. It has now been reset to a date nearer the start of the Games in London next month. Read article
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The backgrounds of up to 500,000 people are being scrutinised in an unprecedented security screening designed to stop the Olympic Games being disrupted by criminals or terrorists, the Guardian has learned. In what is understood to be the biggest vetting process since the second world war, the Home Office has so far refused about 100 […]
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The digital clock in the foyer of Thames House, the headquarters of MI5, is a constant reminder to visitors and staff of the security service’s main priority over the coming weeks. At first it was set to count down to zero, to coincide with the arrival in the UK of the Olympic torch in May. […]
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The backgrounds of up to 500,000 people are being scrutinised in an unprecedented security screening designed to stop the Olympic Games being disrupted by criminals or terrorists, the Guardian has learned. In what is understood to be the biggest vetting process since the second world war, the Home Office has so far refused about 100 […]
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Since May 31, multiple explosive devices have been reported in Matamoros, several of which have detonated. The majority of these devices were located in Matamoros near Fraccionamiento Victoria Seccion Fiesta, but are not limited to that area. U.S. Consulate General employees are being advised to exercise appropriate caution in their movements. Read Article A
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A 78-year-old Torrance County, New Mexico man is the first human case of plague in New Mexico or the United States in 2012. Health officials report the yet unnamed man is currently hospitalized in stable condition. Read article
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Four Gulf States have told their citizens they should not go to Lebanon under any circumstances, and warned those already there to get out as a tense political situation spills over into violence. Kuwait, UAE, Qatar and Bahrain have all issued Do Not Travel warnings, and Syria has also warned its citizens about the situation […]
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(eTN) – At least thirty rioters were charged yesterday in courts of law in Zanzibar, following their arrest over the weekend, when mobs incited by sectarian talk stormed two Christian churches and burned them down. More are expected to appear in court today, and though several were granted bail, investigations continue into the promoters of […]
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BALANGA CITY, Bataan: The Provincial Health Office on Monday announced that it has conducted outbreak investigations on 122 victims of food poisoning and 117 persons struck down by diarrhea in Limay, Bataan and Balanga City in separate occasions on Tuesday to Thursday last week. Dr. Rosanna Buccahan, acting Provincial Health Officer, said they are waiting […]
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A young couple with a six-year-old daughter are among four British citizens facing the death penalty in Indonesia for their alleged involvement in a £1.6 million cocaine smuggling ring. Read Article
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