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Associated Press
Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:14 EST
Beijing - Two people in China who received swine flu vaccinations died in the past week but at least one death appears unrelated to the vaccine and the other was being investigated.
The country's health ministry reported the deaths late Friday on its Web site - the first time China has announced deaths with potential links to the Chinese-made swine flu vaccine.
An autopsy showed one victim suffered a heart attack and, "experts have basically ruled out the possibility that the patient's sudden death was the result of immediate allergic reactions to the flu vaccines," the ministry statement said.
Liz Hazelton
Daily Mail
Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:54 EST
Under attack: Elizabeth Hitch found comments by her pupils on Facebook offensive
A headteacher has suspended three pupils after they set up a Facebook group attacking her dress sense.
Elizabeth Hitch was so incensed by comments on the social networking site that she threatened dozens of others at Beaumont School, St Albans, with disciplinary action.
She then fired off letters to parents of students who had participated in the discussions, claiming that the remarks were 'offensive' and some were 'illegal.'
The education authority said that the Facebook site amounted to 'cyberbullying.'
The drama began after a group of pupils set up a group on Facebook last week which attracted more than 200 members.
It was brought to the attention of Mrs Hitch who immediately suspended the pupils she considered to be the ringleaders.
RIA Novosti
Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:51 EST
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Russian President Dmitry Medevedev issued an order on Saturday for the country's weapons depots to undergo safety checks, after a fire that killed two people and injured many others.
A naval arms depot in Russian Volga city of Ulyanovsk
burst into flames on Friday night.
Medvedev, currently in Singapore for a summit of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum countries, held a video conference on the fire with Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev and senior emergencies official Ruslan Tsalikov.
RIA Novosti
Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:49 EST
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Turkey has said it would be willing to store enriched uranium for use in Iranian atomic power plants, to ease international concerns over Iran's nuclear program.
Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said on Friday that no formal request from Iran has been received, but that if asked, Turkey "would not say no".
The issue was discussed on Thursday by International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu.
Charles Pasqua
France 24
Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:55 EST
Former French Interior Minister Charles Pasqua, sentenced to one year in prison for his role in the illegal sale of arms to Angola in the 1990s, said then president Jacques Chirac was fully aware of what was going on.
Former French Interior Minister Charles Pasqua, sentenced in late October to one year in prison for his role in the arms-to-Angola or "Angolagate" scandal, insisted Thursday that France's highest-ranking officials knew about the sale of arms in 1995.
During a press conference in Paris, Pasqua told reporters that then president Jacques Chirac and his top presidential aid, and former prime minister, Dominique de Villepin were fully aware of the arms sales, and had failed in their duties by keeping quiet about this knowledge.
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David Charter
The Times
Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:52 EST
Nick Griffin allied himself firmly with Jean-Marie Le Pen, of the French National Front, yesterday to create a pan-European party and claim of about £360,000 a year in taxpayer funding for the far Right.
The European Alliance of National Movements would fight "this monstrous federal Europe" from within, Mr Griffin, the leader of the British National Party, said as he shared a platform with the veteran French far-right figurehead and a Hungarian nationalist party. But he was too quick to assume that extra European money would start flowing into BNP coffers because EU officials said that the group had missed the deadline to apply for funds for next year and still had to pass two key tests.
Michael Holden
Reuters
Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:42 EST
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair will face questioning next year about Britain's entry into the Iraq war from a committee which has heard the decision was illegal and based on deception, its chairman said on Friday.
The order to send 45,000 British troops to take part in the 2003 invasion to topple Saddam Hussein has always been controversial and led to massive anti-war protests in London.
Agence France-Presse
Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:29 EST
Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi spent two nights sleeping at the office amid reports he was on a hit list of politicians held by an alleged terrorist, the Italian press said on Saturday.
The Italian government has refused to comment on or confirm the reports.
The newspaper Corriere Della Sera said it was rare for Berlusconi to sleep at his government office apartment and linked the move to the investigation of alleged terrorist Mohamed Game.
Press TV
Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:52 EST
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A leaked memo reveals that the British government has been seeking reconciliation with Taliban's leadership council based in the Pakistani city of Quetta.
The leaked memo proposes that "reconciled" Taliban should be removed from the UN sanctions list, Britain's state television BBC reported. The proposed plan calls for a reintegration of Taliban foot soldiers, their commanders and shadow governors.
The memo was first reported by the German magazine
Stern and by
Hasht-e Sobh, a newspaper in Kabul.
Britain's Foreign office has refused to comment on the document, two sections of which was obtained by BBC - the first one on regional relationships and the second one on peace in Afghanistan.
British Broadcasting Corporation
Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:25 EST
L/Cpl Joe Glenton went Awol in 2007
L/Cpl Joe Glenton has been charged with disobeying a lawful order after joining an anti-war march in London last month.
The 27-year-old, from York, has already appeared before a court accused of being absent without leave (Awol) after refusing to return to Afghanistan.
York Against the War are staging a protest in the city at 1300 GMT.
The protest is starting from the the York Against the War stall on Parliament Street.
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