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Several arrests made in helicopter heist probe

Several people were arrested on Sunday afternoon for their suspected involvement in last week’s spectacular helicopter robbery of a cash depot south of Stockholm. “This is the fruit of some…

US could launch missiles from the Baltic Sea

[IceNews]–  The US Secretary of Defence, Robert Gates, has announced that the U.S missile based defence system could see changes which will result in weapons being deployed from the Baltic…

Iran launches short-range missiles: report

[Xinhua]–  Iran successfully launched short-range missiles and a multi-missile launching system in a war game carried out by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on Sunday, local English-language Press TV…

Roman Polanski arrested in Switzerland

[Guardian]–  The Oscar-winning film director Roman Polanski has been taken into custody in Switzerland in relation to a US arrest warrant, issued more than 30 years ago, for having sex…

China probes child lead poisoning

[BBC]–  Chinese state media say a battery plant has been closed after more than 120 children living nearby were found to have lead poisoning. Officials in the city of Longyan…

Second Red Dust Storm Blankets Sydney

New swine flu wave hits Mexico, closings unlikely

The next wave of swine flu has arrived, and Mexicans are bracing for an outbreak that may be even larger than the one here last spring that became a pandemic.…

Mexico Police arrest 5 in drug rehab executions

Police have arrested five men accused of dozens of murders, including two mass killings at drug treatment centers in this northern Mexico border city. Police say the men were members…

10 dead, missing as storm hits Philippines

At least 10 people were reported dead or missing and more than 1,800 were forced to evacuate as tropical storm Ketsana lashed the Philippines Saturday, officials and radio reports said.…

The new G20 – how will it work?

[Guardian]–  The G20 meeting in London, chaired by Gordon Brown, is seen as the moment in which leaders recognised the need for it to become a permanent forum after it…