A website has reported that Seal Team 6 wore the 'cat vision' lenses during the attack on the Al Qaeda leader's compound on May 2nd.
Wednesday, 29 June 2011
U.S. Navy Seal team who killed Bin Laden may have used night vision contact lenses
A website has reported that Seal Team 6 wore the 'cat vision' lenses during the attack on the Al Qaeda leader's compound on May 2nd.
Some 1,400 killed in South Sudan violence - U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) - Some 1,400 civilians have been killed in southern Sudan this year, many by ill-disciplined former rebels incorporated into the security forces before its secession, a senior U.N. official said on Wednesday.
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Firefighters "will quit over pension reform"
LONDON (Reuters) - Almost a half of all firefighters will consider quitting the service if the government goes ahead with its plans to reform public sector pensions, their union said on Wednesday.
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Man dies in trailer-van collision
REMBAU: A man was killed after the van he was driving smashed into the back of a trailer at KM231 on the North-South Expressway, near the Pedas Linggi toll plaza.
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Police raid office of NGO involved in Bersih rally
PETALING JAYA: Police raided the office of a non-governmental organisation (NGO) here Wednesday for alleged involvement in the Opposition-initiated Bersih rally planned for July 9.
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England star Jack Wilshere 'started fight that led to girl's broken elbow'
The Arsenal midfielder boasted of his wealth in front of her boyfriend, and then made a crude sexual insult about her, Isleworth Crown Court in London was told.
Murray odds on close shave, Deliciano 10-1 to kiss mum
LONDON (Reuters) - Andy Murray's facial hair has become almost as big a talking point as his forehand as the stubble-chinned Scot aims to become the first British winner of the Wimbledon men's singles for 75 years.
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Firefighters "will quit over pension reform"
LONDON (Reuters) - Almost a half of all firefighters will consider quitting the service if the government goes ahead with its plans to reform public sector pensions, their union said on Wednesday.
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Public sector workers strike as protests hit Europe
LONDON (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of teachers and civil servants will strike over pension reform on Thursday in the most serious challenge to the coalition government's austerity drive.
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Where are the budget babies? Women putting off getting pregnant in recession
The recession of 2008-09 led to a decline in fertility rates as young, professional women feared for their financial future if they became pregnant.
Forensic experts discredit evidence against Amanda Knox
PERUGIA, Italy (Reuters) - An independent forensic report Wednesday discredited police evidence used to help convict American student Amanda Knox of the murder of her English housemate, in a major victory for her defence.
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Moat 'bang' jibe woman sentenced
A woman who said "bang, bang" to the policeman blinded by killer gunman Raoul Moat is sentenced to community service.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-tyne-13964637
Twitter co-founder Dorsey's company gets $100 million
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Square, the mobile payment service started by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, secured $100 million in a financing round led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
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Spending by Prince Charles rises, accounts show
LONDON (Reuters) - Prince Charles's income from the taxpayer and spending on travel shot up last year, prompting demands from republicans for an urgent inquiry.
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Freedom of Information Act gives protection to royal secrets
The Royal Family and the Royal Household were exempted from direct requests for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The Royal Household was not included in the Act?s definition of a public authority, so members of the public are unable to access information held in the Royal Archives. Public bodies can be asked to release information that may include details about the Royal Family, but protection also covers communications between public bodies, such as government departments, and the Royal Family or Royal Household.
Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article7150159.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797084
Microsoft rolls out Office in the cloud
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp made its biggest move into the mobile, Internet-accessible world of "cloud" computing on Tuesday, taking the wraps off a revamped online version of its hugely profitable Office software suite.
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Sg Petani MP in clip linked to sex video
KUALA LUMPUR: Another clip linked to the purported controversial sex video of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has surfaced in several blogs on Tuesday.
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