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May 16, 2011

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Silence on Israeli atrocities 'deafening' (by PressTV)

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Israeli troops have opened fire on people who were demonstrating this year's "Nakba Day," in various locations throughout occupied Palestine. This year's Nakba Day was attended by a lot more people across the world.

PressTV has interviewed Michael Maloof,...


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'US killing of bin Laden, political' (by PressTV)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was being held in US custody before he was killed by the American military for "political" objectives.

"We had exact information about bin Laden's situation that he was held by the American military before his killing. They made him sick," IRNA quoted President Ahmadinejad as speaking in a televised interview.

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Iran FM condemns killing of Palestinians (by PressTV)

Iran has categorically condemned and voiced "concern" over the Israeli killing of Palestinian demonstrators marking the 63rd anniversary of the occupation of Palestine on Sunday.

Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi decried Israeli soldiers' shooting Palestinian ralliers in Lebanon, the West Bank and occupied Golan, dismissing the move as a violation of international norms and...


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Rabbi calls for total end of Israel (by PressTV)

A rabbi says that the Jewish holy book of Torah forbids the formation of an Israeli state, expressing optimism for a total and peaceful dismantlement of the Israeli regime.

In a Press TV interview, Rabbi Yisroel Dovid Weiss of the Neturei Karta International said, "To us as Jews, it is even a greater Nakba," since Zionism and the creation of Israel amounts to the transformation of...


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'IMF chief undergoes forensic tests' (by PressTV)

American authorities have conducted forensic tests on International Monetary Fund (IMF) Director General Dominique Strauss-Kahn over charges of sexual assault, says the IMF chief's lawyer.

Strauss-Kahn "consented to a physical and forensic examination that had been requested by police," and his arraignment has been delayed due to the tests, attorney William Taylor said, CNN reported...


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Saudi diplomat assassinated in Karachi (by PressTV)

A Saudi diplomat has been assassinated by unknown assailants in a drive-by shooting near the Saudi consulate in the Pakistani city of Karachi.

The Saudi diplomat was onboard a vehicle with diplomatic plates when two motorcycle riders opened fire at his car at a crossroads, Pakistani police in Karachi told AFP on Monday.

"The consulate employee died of multiple bullet wounds on the spot,"...


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Israel fires warning shots at aid ship (by PressTV)

Israeli naval forces have fired warning shots at a Malaysian aid ship headed to the Gaza Strip as it was approaching the shore.

The ship's Malaysian organizer said the Israeli forces made them withdraw to Egyptian waters, AFP reported Monday.

"The MV Finch, carrying sewage pipes to Gaza, had warning shots fired at it by Israeli forces in the Palestinian security zone this morning at 0654...


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Ahmadinejad to run Iran Oil Ministry (by PressTV)

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says he will run Iran's Oil Ministry following his move to relieve three Iranian ministers of their duties as part of a plan to merge ministries.

"The Iranian government and Parliament (Majlis) have consensus on the Oil Ministry merger…I am the caretaker for the Oil Ministry," said President Ahmadinejad in a televised speech, IRNA reported.

The...


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Six killed in US apartment fire (by PressTV)

At least six people have lost their lives in an apartment fire in the US state of Illinois, while dozens of others have been injured.

The fire broke out in a three-story building in the Chicago suburb of Aurora, killing six including three children, The Associated Press reported.

Several of the building's 35 residents had no choice but to jump from their windows, while others were rescued...


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4 Canadian troops injured in Afghanistan (by PressTV)

At least four Canadian soldiers have been injured after their helicopter crashed upon landing in a remote part of Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar.

The chopper, carrying five crew and about 25 soldiers along with a Canadian Press journalist, flipped onto its side, and injured four soldiers in Panjwaii district early Monday morning, a Press TV correspondent reported.

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The price of peace (by John Kaminski)

Would you trade your most precious possession to guarantee the end of all wars forever?

ESCAPING FROM ARTIFICIAL REALITY

Enough, I say. Enough of this boring, ordinary, artificial news of the day.

So what if one media robot killed another media robot who was already dead. Just call it Obamaosamacide. Or would that be Osamaobamacide? I thought I knew what ugly was until I saw all those...


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Weird carcass turns out to be a canine (by PressTV)

Iranian wildlife officials have announced that the remains of a strange-looking animal discovered in the northwestern Iranian province of Ardebil about a week ago belong to a canine.

"Given the preliminary studies and an expert report prepared in the province as well as the apparent skeletal features and dental arrangement of the animal, it became evident that the carcass belonged to a...


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Liberal Tolerance (by Jim Kalb)

Contemporary liberalism honors diversity and tolerance above all, but what it calls by those names is different from what has been so called in the past. Its diversity denigrates and excludes ordinary people, and its tolerance requires speech codes, quotas, and compulsory training in correct opinions and attitudes. Nor do current liberal totems and tabus have a clear connection with letting...


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The Jewish Supremacy Court (by Clay Farrell)

 

Something you have not heard much about yet but will hear a little about the rest of this month is the Senate confirmation hearings of President Obama's second Supreme Court nomination, Solicitor General Elena Kagan.

The Senate confirmation hearings began this week and the Constitution-mandated nomination confirmation proceeding, which is headed by the Senate Judiciary Committee, will...


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Afghan withdrawal premature: US (by PressTV)

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has rejected speculations that withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan will speed up following the demise of Osama bin Laden.

In an interview broadcast on the CBS news on Sunday, the Pentagon chief stated that it would be too early to consider that the US should accelerate troop withdrawal from Afghanistan because of the reported killing of al-Qaeda chief...


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'South Pars phase 14 to start soon' (by PressTV)

Pars Oil and Gas Company has announced that the drilling operation for the 14th phase of the South Pars gas field will be launched this week.

The operating manager of the phase 14, Esmaeil Galledari, said that the drilling of the first well of the phase is scheduled to start this week, which is three months earlier than the previous planning, the official website of the Iranian Oil Ministry...


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'IMF chief arrest not to impact Greece' (by PressTV)

The Greek government says the recent arrest of the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will have no impact on the country's plans to overcome its debt crisis.

"We have a specific program that the IMF also takes part in, and we are continuing to implement that program," The Wall Street Journal quoted Greek government spokesman George Petalotis as saying on Sunday.

"The Greek...


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'France shocked by IMF chief's scandal' (by PressTV)

IMF Director General Dominique Strauss-Kahn

French politicians say the arrest of the IMF chief has rattled the country's politics and gravely undermined his reputation for the next presidential race.

Shockwaves from the sexual abuse scandal hounding Dominique Strauss-Kahn continue to reverberate as some political figures urge prudence over the sex probe while others say his...


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Fresh clashes leave 48 dead in Somalia (by PressTV)

At least 48 people have been killed in fresh clashes between Somali government troops backed by African Union (AU) forces and opposition fighters in the capital city of Mogadishu.

Civilians were also among those who were killed as Mogadishu came under heavy mortar fire, a Press TV correspondent reported on Monday.

Al-Shabab was formerly the military wing of the deposed Islamic Court Union...


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Tunisia pushes back Libyan troops (by PressTV)

Tunisian army troops have prevented 200 Libyan soldiers from entering the Tunisian territory amid increasing insecurity in the North African countries.

Libyan troops intended to enter Tunisia to retake the strategic Dehiba border crossing from the opposition forces that have controlled the area in the past weeks, the Associated Press reported on Sunday.

The Tunisian army has deployed tanks,...


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Dozens dead in Guatemala 'drug violence' (by Al Jazeera English)

Gunmen kill at least 27 people, including two women, in one of the worst mass killings in the country's history.

The mass killing is one of the worst since the end of Guatemala's 36-year civil war in 1996

Gunmen have killed at least 27 people - decapitating most of the victims - in a Guatemalan village near the border with Mexico in one of the worst mass killings in a...


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Iran's Majlis urges actions on Bahrain (by PressTV)

Iranian Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Ali Larijani has called on his counterparts worldwide to take practical measures to stop the brutal crackdown on Bahraini protesters.

In a letter to the president of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Theo-Ben Gurirab, on Sunday, Larijani expressed concern over the humanitarian crisis in Bahrain, Fars news agency reported.

"Parliaments, as...


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Several injured in Jordan Nakba protest (by PressTV)

A number of people have been reportedly injured as Jordanian police clashed with demonstrators trying to approach Jordan's border with the West Bank.

Police used batons and fired tear gas to disperse the protesters, some of whom tried to pick up the canisters and hurl them back towards the police. In the ensuing clashes, a number of people were injured, AP reported.

The protests were held...


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Gunmen kill 27 in northern Guatemala (by PressTV)

At least 27 people have been killed in northern Guatemala near the border with Mexico probably linked to drug smugglers swarming the region, police say.

According to the Guatemalan National Civil Police, 25 men and two women were killed in an ambush by gunmen in the town of Caserio La Bomba in Guatemala's Peten province, 500 kilometers (310 miles) north of the capital, the Associated Press...


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More up our sleeves (by Amira Hass)

Nabil Sha'ath tells Haaretz that Fatah has other measures planned to create pressure on Israel - aside from the UN declaration of statehood

The decision to petition the United Nations for statehood in September is part of a strategy designed to perpetuate Israel's image as an apartheid state, according to senior Fatah official Nabil Sha'ath.

"I think of September as the deadline for a...


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Bracing for a boomerang (by Amira Hass)

Getting the United Nations to vote on Palestinian statehood is not as brilliant a move as some would think, dissenters warn

The decision to ask the United Nations in September vote in favor of accepting the state of Palestine as a member of the organization marks a new watershed in the internal Palestinian discourse. Initially, outside the inner circle surrounding Mahmoud Abbas and the...


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The story of the real Geronimo (by Amira Hass)

Harlyn Geronimo, the great-grandson of the legendary Apache freedom fighter, is demanding an apology from Barack Obama for naming the operation to kill bin Laden after his great-grandfather

When the American army and intelligence officers who gave the code name Geronimo to Osama bin Laden (or the mission to kill him ) they were not thinking about Francis de Geronimo, who was born in the...


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Israel urged to stop home demolitions (by PressTV)

A senior EU official has called on Israel to stop the demolition of Palestinian homes in East al-Quds (Jerusalem) and the West Bank territories.

European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid Kristalina Georgieva made the remark at the end of her Sunday visit to Ramallah in the West Bank.

She said that Israel must stop "forced displacement" of Palestinians, adding that Israel has the...


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'Iran ready for talks with P5+1' (by PressTV)

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Iran has always maintained that it is ready for talks with the six major powers of the P5+1 group based on mutual respect.

In a televised speech on Sunday, Ahmadinejad expressed hope that the future meetings will yield tangible results.

He also noted that Tehran is willing to cooperate with the P5+1 group on a variety of issues within a legal framework,...


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US threatens Pakistan with cut in aid (by PressTV)

Chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee John Kerry has warned that Washington could cut its financial aid to Pakistan amid tension between the two sides.

"It is no secret that there are members of Congress who have made a call for a change in the aid program," the Associated Press quoted Kerry as saying on Sunday.

Outrage is running high among the public in Pakistan after US...


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Saudi donates billions to charity (by Al Jazeera English)

Saudi Arabia's Sheikh Suleiman Al Rajhi, one of the world's richest men can now also claim to be one of the most generous. The businessman has announced, he is donating away much of his $6 billion fortune to charity. Al Jazeera's Victoria Gatenby reports.

Source: Al Jazeera English

Libya calls for 'immediate ceasefire' (by PressTV)

The Libyan prime minister says the government is ready to accept a ceasefire should NATO stop its air attacks on the North African country.

Baghdadi Mahmudi said on Sunday that Libya is keen for "an immediate ceasefire to coincide with a stop to the NATO bombardment and the acceptance of international observers," AFP reported.

The premier made the remarks after he met with UN special envoy...


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US risks another recession: Obama (by PressTV)

President Barack Obama has warned that the United States may revert to another recession if Congress fails to raise the current debt ceiling.

"We could have a worse recession than we already had, a worse financial crisis than we already had," unless the debt ceiling is raised before it hits its limit of $14.29 trillion in mid-May, Reuters quoted Obama as saying in a pre-recorded interview...


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'Gaddafi cared about Libyan people' (by PressTV)

NATO warplanes have been carrying out air strikes in Libya for the past two months as part of a UN mandate to protect the Libyan civilians. Interview with Edward Corrigan, journalist and political commentator, London

Source: PressTV

Israeli military kills four in Syria (by PressTV)

Israeli forces have reportedly shot and killed four people in Syria's Golan Heights, claiming they were attempting to cross the border.

The Israeli military also injured 30 others during the incident on Sunday, a Press TV correspondent reported.

The wounded are being treated in the Majdal Shams Druse town in the north of the highlands.

The mountainous region came under Israel's occupation...


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Egypt police fire tear gas at Nakba rally (by Al Jazeera English)

Security forces try to disperse "Nakba Day" demonstrators after a group attempts to "storm" Israeli embassy in Cairo.

Protesters  had rallied outside the Israeli embassy in the Egyptian capital to commemorate the 'Nakba' [AFP]

Egyptian police have fired tear gas at protesters outside the Israeli embassy in Cairo, after a group of demonstrators reportedly attempted to storm...


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Bin Laden Operation Discredits U.S. Armed Forces (by Gordon Duff)

CIA HANDLERS GIVE BIN LADEN "THUMBS UP"... "BIN LADEN NEVER WENT ROGUE…"

"Quite obviously, meetings go on 24 hours a day, deciding what "new evidence" to concoct to add to the video tapes, personal diary and pornography claimed to have been found already.  Has no one ever heard the time honored adage, 'less is more?'"

Nothing could be worse than the story released by...


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'Thousands in US support Palestinians' (by PressTV)

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Thousands of people across the United States, including Jews, express absolute support for the Palestinian cause, says a political observer.

In an interview with Press TV, Stephen Lendman, a writer and radio host in Chicago, expressed his...


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Iran: Terrorist states support MKO (by PressTV)

Iran's Intelligence Minister Heidar Moslehi has criticized countries that are trying to remove Mujahidin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) from the list of terrorist groups, calling them "terrorist states."

"The reason these countries are doing this is because they are terrorist themselves," Moslehi said on the sidelines of the Cabinet meeting on Sunday.

On Thursday, France dropped charges...


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Egypt FM elected next Arab League chief (by Al Jazeera English)

Nabil Elaraby confirmed as organisation's leader after last minute diplomacy left him as the only candidate in the race.

Amr Moussa, a former Egyptian foreign minister, was head of the Arab League for 10 years [EPA]

Egypt's foreign minister has been confirmed as the Arab League's next chief, after last minute diplomacy left him as the only candidate in the...


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'Iraq determined to close Camp Ashraf' (by PressTV)

Iraq's foreign minister says Baghdad is determined to close Camp Ashraf and expel Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) terrorists from the country.

"We have called on the international community and European countries to accept residents of the Camp Ashraf so the camp could be closed," Hoshyar Zebari told Mehr News Agency on Sunday.

Earlier in May, the US proposed a plan to relocated...


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'United Palestinians key to peace' (by PressTV)

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The long-awaited reconciliation deal between the Palestinian movements of Hamas and Fatah has finally been signed in the Egyptian capital city of Cairo.

To talk more on this historic event and the developments affecting Palestine, Press TV interviewed...


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Mysterious rock art found in Sudan (by PressTV)

Archaeologists have found a collection of rock art drawings in northern Sudan, which they believe date back to more than 5,000 years ago.

The team discovered 15 pieces of rock art in an arid valley known as Wadi Abu Dom, some 29 kilometers from the Nile River. Experts say the rocks were etched and picture scenes that can't be explained.

No paint was used to create the drawings and many of...


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Famed Israeli bids to renounce religion (by PressTV)

A renowned Jewish Israeli author is expected to ask a court to allow him to officially renounce his religion by changing his status in the Population Registry.

The Interior Ministry had earlier rejected Yoram Kaniuk's request to allow him to "leave the Jewish religion."

On Sunday, Kaniuk was to ask Tel Aviv District Court to force the ministry to register him under those 'Without...


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Swiss reject 'selective' assisted suicide (by PressTV)

The Swiss have voted in favor of allowing assisted suicide for non-residents despite a campaign restricting the so-called suicide tourism.

A proposal to restrict foreigners' access to assisted suicide or euthanasia was rejected by more than three-quarters of voters on Sunday, Reuters reported.

A second popular initiative launched by two fringe conservative parties, which sought a national...


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Madrid commemorates Nakba Day (by PressTV)

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Hundreds of Spaniards and Palestinians have gathered outside the Israeli Embassy in Madrid to commemorate the anniversary of Nakba Day -- the day of the catastrophe.

They called on the Spanish government to cut diplomatic ties with Israel as long as it...


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Yemenis hold another massive protest (by PressTV)

Thousands of Yemeni protesters hold fresh anti-government rallies in the capital Sana'a, demanding President Ali Abdullah Saleh steps down.

The demonstrators, who were joined by a group of Republican Guards, also rejected efforts by Arab states in the Persian Gulf to revive a plan to end the crisis, Reuters reported.

"I say to the [P]GCC Secretary-General Mr. [Abdullatif] al-Zayani and the...


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Police attack protesters in Morocco (by PressTV)

Latest reports say Moroccan security forces have severely beaten anti-government protesters with batons, injuring at least ten people.

The protesters wanted to hold a demonstration on the southern outskirts of the capital Rabat in front of what they said was a secret government detention center.

However, anti-riot police dispersed the crowd before their rally could even begin.

Another...


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UK urges NATO to intensify Libya campaign (by Al Jazeera English)

Head of UK armed forces says NATO must expand air campaign beyond military targets to ensure Muammar Gaddafi's defeat.

The UK defence chief said NATO needs to increase pressure on Gaddafi through intense military action [GALLO/GETTY]

NATO must expand its air campaign in Libya and begin targeting the infrastructure of leader Muammar Gaddafi's government, not just military...


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One dead in Israel truck accident (by PressTV)

Amid clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinians, one person has been killed and 17 others injured in Tel Aviv as an Arab truck driver crashed into cars and pedestrians.

On Sunday, 23-year-old Islam Ibrahim Issa rammed into a bus, several cars, a motorcycle and a number of pedestrians in Tel Aviv, killing one person and injuring 17 others.

The driver, who is a resident of the Kfar...


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Netanyahu: Israel is determined to defend its borders, sovereignty (by Haaretz Service)

PM says that the Nakba Day protests are not about 1967 borders but rather about 'undermining the very existence of Israel.'

In reaction to violent incidents that took place on Israel's borders on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel was determined to defend itself and its sovereignty.

Netanyahu said that the Nakba Day protests were not about the 1967 borders, but...


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British unions blister Jobcentre cuts (by PressTV)

The UK unions have furiously slammed the coalition government's plan to close Jobcentre Plus offices across the country, resulting in as many as 2,400 job losses.

The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) announced the decision, which will see 17 benefit processing offices as well as five contact centres, most of which based in northern England faced with closure, British media reported.


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Police nab 2 in N. Ireland linked to IRA (by PressTV)

Police have arrested two people in Northern Ireland in a mission to crush dissident republican activity in the region.

The pair were detained under terrorism legislation by detectives from the serious crime branch on Friday morning, British media reported.

A 25-year-old man, from the Lurgan area, and a 26-year-old woman from the Armagh area have been taken to Antrim serious crime suite...


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Libyan migrants denied UK entry (by PressTV)

The families running away from the nationwide violence in Libya and Tunisia cannot take refuge in Britain, the Home Office has announced.

The news came as the Italian government has asked other countries for help as it is dealing with the rush of migrants from Libya and Tunisia, as the political turmoil in North Africa and the Middle East has caused the mass evacuation from...


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'NHS bill to destroy essential services' (by PressTV)

Professor Steve Field, the chairman of the NHS Future Forum directing an urgent review of NHS reforms, says the changes would "destroy essential services."

Field voiced concerns about the controversial changes, and revealed that Health Secretary Andrew Lansley's proposals claiming to boost the competition within the health service would be "destabilizing."

"If you had a free market,...


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Blast kills British soldier in Afghan war (by PressTV)

A bomb blast has killed a British Marine in southern Afghanistan as foreign forces are experiencing their deadliest days in the country.

According to the British Ministry of Defense, the marine was killed by an improvised explosive device in the Nad-e Ali district of Helmand Province.

The latest death brings to 365 the number of British troops killed in Afghanistan since the 2001 US-led...


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Puerto Rico plans natural gas pipeline (by PressTV)

The governor of Puerto Rico has proposed a natural gas pipeline project worth USD 450 million that would cut through the territory's most sensitive habitats.

Governor Luis Fortuno dubbed the project "The Green Way," insisting that it is the best and most environmentally friendly way to reduce the country's high utility bills, The Associated Press reported.

The government said that the...


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'Blair created pack of lies on Iraq war' (by PressTV)

The new-documents released by the Iraq war Inquiry has confirmed that Tony Blair and his communications advisor Alistair Campbell made up a pack of lies to involve Britain in an illegal war.

Following the revelation of the top military intelligence official, Michael Laurie, that Iraq dossier was written to make case of war, analysts said that the Iraq Inquiry is aimed at finding errors which...


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Israel kills protesters on catastrophe day (by PressTV)

Israeli troops have launched attacks on many rallies held across the Middle East in protest at the establishment of the Israeli regime 63 years ago, killing dozens of people.

On Sunday, the demonstrators gathered in different cities across the Middle East to remember the May 15, 1948 occupation of Palestine, known as the Nakba Day or 'day of the catastrophe.'

The manufactured existence,...


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Nakba: 63 years of incessant brutality (by PressTV)

Almost one year after the Israel Defense Forces raided the flotilla heading toward the Gaza Strip and killed nine Turkish peace activists aboard the MV Mavi Marmara ship, the Palestinian people will mark the 63rd anniversary of the disgraceful birth of the Israeli regime, known in the Arab world as Nakba.

Nakba, also known as day of the catastrophe, is a date on which more than 725,000 of...


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