RT's Bill Dod talks to Tony Gosling, an investigative journalist from Bristol, UK, about what might be the main agenda behind all the security and closed doors at this year's meeting of the Bilderberg Group in Switzerland.
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International bankers are preparing to hand out a massive loan to Egypt's temporary leaders, just months after praising the financial growth overseen by the FORMER regime. The money's aimed at relaunching the economy, but the number of conditions attached to the cash is likely to weigh hard on ordinary people. And as Paula Slier reports, some people fear Egypt's sovereignty is being sold off.
A picture posted on the internet by a campaign seeking Qurmezi's freedom.
Ayat al-Qurmezi was convicted by the Lower National Safety Court on Sunday for 'inciting hatred and participating in illegal gatherings,' Xinhua reported.
The 20-year-old is the first woman to face trial in the regime's violent crackdown against the peaceful public protests since February. The demonstrators have been calling for an end to the Al Khalifa family's over-40-year-old rule over the Persian Gulf Island.
The court has already sentenced several people to death over the protests.
On March 14, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates deployed troops in Bahrain at Manama's request to help crush the nationwide anti-government rallies.
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Police say those were suicide attacks. The first blast was quite small but as people gathered close to the site of the explosion, the second one, which was real big one, went off, reports say citing a local police official.
No extremist group has claimed responsibility for the attacks.
However, earlier the Pakistani Taliban were promising to carry out attacks to take revenge on Osama bin Laden's killing.
About 4,500 Pakistanis have been killed in attacks since 2007.
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Earlier, Russia evacuated the families of its diplomats in Sanaa and was considering additional measures to ensure the safety of Russians in Yemen.
Tensions there escalated after President Ali Abdullah Saleh left for Saudi Arabia to receive medical treatment for the injuries he sustained in an attack on a mosque in Sanaa on June 3.
Vice President Abd Al Rab Mansur al-Hadi took over as temporary leader until Mr. Saleh's return, while the opposition seeks to dislodge him.
In which we attempt to slip one past the "do no evil" evil doers
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If you live in the UK, you are not supposed to see part of this video.
Does it contain pornography, graphic violence or slander?
Nope.
It contains a document of something that happened in a public place.
The UK government - bless its dark black space where a heart would normally be - asked it's good friend, the "do no evil" guys at Google not to let you see it (if you're access the Internet in the UK that is.)
What's all the fuss about?
Is the UK government afraid it will give its citizens ideas?
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Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohamed al-Khalifa
Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohamed al-Khalifa
Bahrain has accused the Iranian-backed militia Hezbollah with seeking to overthrow the island-state's ruling family, in a report to the United Nations, escalating the growing cold war between Sunni Arab states and Shiite-dominated Iran.
The confidential report, sent to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon last week, alleges that Hezbollah has been training Bahraini opposition figures at camps in Lebanon and Iran. Bahrain's government also accuses Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and other senior members of the Islamist Lebanese organization of directly plotting with Bahrain's largely Shiite opposition on how to challenge the ruling Khalifa family.
Iran, Hezbollah and Bahrain's opposition movement deny they have been cooperating in organizing the monthslong protests, which have largely been contained since Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and other Gulf countries dispatched troops to bolster the Khalifa regime.
Comment: Yes, they've largely been "contained" since Saudi and Bahrani troops, armed to the teeth by US and Israeli suppliers, mowed many of them down with machine-gun fire throughout March and April.
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Demonstrators flee from teargas and live ammunition fired from Israel across into Syria last week, killing at least 20 people.
Demonstrators flee from teargas and live ammunition fired from Israel across into Syria last week, killing at least 20 people.
Protesters who tried yesterday to break through the border were preparing for their third attempt in three weeks.
Syrian state television claimed 20 protesters were killed and the Israel Defence Forces said the figure was more likely to be 10.
It said thousands were making their way towards the border and many were sleeping at the site in preparation for another attempt tonight.
Clashes also occurred yesterday for several hours between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian protesters between Jerusalem and Ramallah.
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Anthony Weiner faces the media near his home in the Queens borough of New York following his admission of lewd behaviour online.
Anthony Weiner faces the media near his home in the Queens borough of New York following his admission of lewd behaviour online.
A spokeswoman for the 46-year-old New York congressman made the disclosure in a statement shortly after Democratic leaders demanded Weiner quit, adding that he would be receiving "professional treatment" at an undisclosed location. The House Democrat leader, Nancy Pelosi, said Weiner had "the love of his family, the confidence of his constituents and the recognition that he needs help". Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, described the incident as a sordid affair that had become "an unacceptable distraction".
Weiner's spokeswoman, Risa Heller, revealed that the congressman had departed "to seek professional treatment to focus on becoming a better husband and healthier person". She added: "In light of that, he will request a short leave of absence from the House of Representatives so that he can get evaluated and map out a course of treatment to make himself well."
Members of the global elite gathered in St Moritz, Switzerland this weekend to discuss upcoming agenda items for turning our planet into a global police state. Somewhat bizarrely, they decided to take a walk which led them through a group of around 200 protestors who had gathered outside the gates to voice their frustrations at these psychopaths in power:
Comment: No one claimed responsibility for the attack, but it must have been 'muslim terr'ists who dunnit coz they sed they wud' when their leader died for the third time on May 1st... right, truth and lies in the War on Terror!